by Alliance Française | Feb 9, 2018 | Blog
One of the Alliance Française de Bristol friends has decided to share with you his love for this great French classic: Cyrano de Bergerac. It is a play written in Alexandrin verse, each line has 12 syllables. Cyrano is a soldier with an unusually large nose, and it is...
by Alliance Française | Feb 4, 2018 | Blog
Cadavre Exquis, or Exquisite Corpse in English, is a collaborative game invented by surrealists. It consists in creating a sentence or a drawing, taking it in turns to add parts to the drawing or words to the sentence. But there’s the rub – you can’t...
by Alliance Française | Jan 27, 2018 | Blog
In Audrey’s French class, they do! Here are some of these adverbs in the form of a poem: Je fais mes devoirs ferventement ( I do my homework with fervently) C’est nécessaire, évidemment ( It is necessary, evidently) J’apprends le pluparfait...
by Alliance Française | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog
Our teacher Michelle has written the following blog post about her region, La Vendée. Read on, but beware, this might prompt you to book your next holidays! Vous en avez assez de la grisaille (grey and gloomy weather )? Vous avez envie de lumière (light) ? Vous avez...
by Alliance Française | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog
In France, a lot of streets are named after famous people; you have probably come across a rue Voltaire or Victor Hugo if you have ever stepped foot in France, although apparently you might not have encountered a lot of women’s names: only 2% of street are...
by Alliance Française | Jan 6, 2018 | Blog
In class, we get often asked to point to good quality websites to practise reading. Despite what most students think, you can start exploring French news websites quite early in your learning. The way you do it is key. I am always amazed when I interact with...
by Alliance Française | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog
Every year, students in Martine’s class have written a short play about Christmas. Don’t miss it, it is very entertaining! This is the second instalment; if you are looking for the first part you will find it here. MARTINE : Une période d’activité...
by Alliance Française | Dec 26, 2017 | Blog
Every year, students in Martine’s class have written a short play about Christmas. Don’t miss it, it is very entertaining! First instalment this week: LE GOUVERNEMENT DE NOEL Le Facteur : Mais 26,000 Euros pour son maquillage ? C’est incroyable....
by Alliance Française | Dec 15, 2017 | Blog
Nearly everyone interested in French language and French culture knows about the cartoons ( les bandes dessinées ou BD) with Astérix and Obélix but not so many people are aware that Goscinny created these characters ( ces personnages) although his name appears on each...
by Alliance Française | Dec 10, 2017 | Blog
With Christmas fast approaching (avec Noël qui approche à grands pas) some students have asked me if it was possible to get some French cheese in Bristol. La réponse est oui! While your local deli will probably stock some delicious hard cheese (fromage à pâte dure)...
