by Alliance Française | Oct 14, 2012 | Blog
Lionel, specialist in French wines and an ex French teacher, is going to give students taking French tuition in Bristol with their French teachers, as well as their friends, a talk on champagnes followed by some champagne tasting ( dégustation de champagnes).Here are...
by Alliance Française | Oct 7, 2012 | Blog
For several years now, there has been une nuit blanche à Paris ( a sleepless night) on the first weekend in October ( see Alliance Française de Bristol blog last October for some background). There are some museums that are open all night for instance but there are...
by Alliance Française | Sep 30, 2012 | Blog
Les Intouchables came out in France in November 2011 and, immediately, had a fantastic success ( a fait un tabac) . The two directors ( réalisateurs) Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano depict the relationship between a quadriplegic ( un tétraplégique ), played by...
by Alliance Française | Sep 23, 2012 | Blog
It is on the French calendar delivered each December by the postman, the calendar is called: L’Almanach du facteur ou Le Calendrier de la poste: 22 septembre: AUTOMNE Here in Bristol, we know what Autumn means, it’s been pouring down all day: il pleut des...
by Alliance Française | Sep 16, 2012 | Blog
Here is la lettre de Robin, La vie en famille, in Alphonse Daudet’s style:Le lendemain matin j’entendis l’aboiement féroce de Beowulf. Un des chats du quartier était dans l’olivier et il laissait pendre son cul exactement hors de la portée du chien. Furieux,...
