by Alliance Française | Oct 12, 2018 | Blog
Have you heard of L’atelier des lumières dans le 11ème arrondissement de Paris ? It opened last April in the premises of an old foundry which had been left unoccupied for several years. In 2013, Bruno Monnier, Président de Culturespaces, discovered the site, he was...
by Alliance Française | Oct 4, 2018 | Blog
Each year, two of our students applying for the Prix de la ville de Bordeaux are selected to go to Bordeaux for two weeks, take lessons with Alliance Française de Bordeaux and stay with a French host. Read one of the laureate’s experience from this year, Steve:...
by Alliance Française | Sep 22, 2018 | Announcements, Blog
Follow our French teacher Isabelle and her class in Paris: One of the many perks (un des avantages) of studying with Alliance Francaise is to go on a field trip (aller en classe de découverte) with your teacher as I did with my Wednesday group. We met in Paris, a city...
by Alliance Française | Aug 28, 2018 | Announcements, Events, Les +
Dans la Brume (2018) French Subtitles The cine club is open to all students learning French with Alliance Française de Bristol but also to anyone with an interest in the French language. Contact: 07903 821655 Cost: Free Date: Sunday 14th October 2018 Meeting place:...
by Alliance Française | Aug 27, 2018 | Blog
This will be the 7th year that we invite students taking French lessons with us and their friends and anyone who wishes to join for a friendly tournoi de boules ou de pétanque. Boules started to be played regularly at the beginning of the 20th century in La Ciotat,...
by Alliance Française | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog
Until 23rd September 2018 you can discover Picasso’s exhibition (l’exposition Picasso) entitled Donner à voir. Picasso was a Spanish artist, but his links with France are very important. He spent most of his adult life in France, and founded the Cubist...
by Alliance Française | Aug 5, 2018 | Blog
Have you ever been to La Fondation Louis Vuitton in le bois de Boulogne in Paris? If you haven’t, it’s a must (c’est incontournable)! Bernard Arnaud, president of the group LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton had a vision which he shared ( qu’il partageait) with the...
by Alliance Française | Jul 15, 2018 | Blog
Students learning French with us in Bristol have been playing the dictionary game (le jeu du dictionnaire). It is a bluffing game: the game master decides on an unusual French word which will probably unknown to all the players. For example, Audrey, one of our...
by Alliance Française | Jul 11, 2018 | Announcements, Blog
Holidays… We look forward to them all year (il nous tarde qu’elles soient là toute l’année)! Here is some essential vocabulary for preparing for your holidays, in France or elsewhere. You will start by looking up the place you are going to (faire des...
by Alliance Française | Jul 8, 2018 | Events, Les +, Workshops
Come and discuss “Au bonheur des ogres” by Daniel Pennac with our French teacher Martine in Bristol. Everyone with an interest in French literature is welcome: Thursday 8th November 2018 at 1pm or Thursday 8th November 2018 at 7pm Location: Lansdown Pub, Clifton...
