by Alliance Française | Feb 25, 2017 | Blog
Our next film on Sunday 5th March will be about the rise to fame to one of the first black clowns who formed a duo with white clown Foottit in 1886. Come and watch it with us for free! Circus is still a popular form of entertainment in France, have you heard about...
by Alliance Française | Feb 18, 2017 | Blog
Are you a confident cook (un cuisinier averti) or more of a beans on toast kind of person (no French translation available for beans on toast!)? Iza, who runs our cooking workshops in French, has shared with us a few French cooking tips ahead of her next workshop on...
by Alliance Française | Feb 10, 2017 | Blog
This half Belgian half Rwandan singer has become a real star in the last few years, both in France and in Belgium. His stage name, Stromae, is the verlan (a familiar way to speak in which you switch syllables, coming from the French à l’envers) for maestro. The...
by Alliance Française | Feb 4, 2017 | Blog
I’m sure you know this already, but French is a colourful language. You are about to discover that it can be as colourful as a wide range of fruit and veg! Here are some useful phrases you might want to try in friendly company as they are quite familiar. être...