by Alliance Française | May 1, 2012 | Blog
A sprig of lily of the valley ( un brin de muguet) is a must on 1st May ( pour le premier mai). It is meant to bring you luck ( porter bonheur) as explained on the blog on 1st May last year. One sprig is sold for 1.50 euro this year. It is the only time that you will...
by Alliance Française | Apr 22, 2012 | Blog
Ma vie en l’air came out in 2005, it tells the story of Yann ( Vincent Elbaz) who works in air security but is terrified of flying ( a une peur terrible de prendre l’avion). Unfortunately, the love of his life ( l’amour de sa vie), Charlotte ( Elsa...
by Alliance Française | Apr 11, 2012 | Blog
Audrey, our French drama tutor, is preparing some fun activities while helping you remember this grammar point that you keep getting wrong or teaching you some typical French expressions that you would certainly not have picked up at school!For instance:Le videur: the...
by Alliance Française | Apr 8, 2012 | Blog
John who was 98 last May, was a student in Martine’s French class for 16 years. We celebrated his birthday last year.Here is a tribute that Robin, a student in the same French group, wrote about John:JOHN DAVIS (1913-2012)John was a stalwart member of Martine’s...
