by Alliance Française | Sep 17, 2017 | Blog
Do you know these unusual objects? This week in the blog, we are asking you to find out their names and what they are for (ce à quoi ils servent): Try and guess (devinez) and scroll down (faites défiler) to see the answers (les réponses): 1: 2: 3: 4: To find...
by Alliance Française | Sep 10, 2017 | Blog
Did you know that going back to school was called: la rentrée? You have probably noticed the big signs in supermarkets for la rentrée des classes. Young children are very excited as they choose their new pencil cases ( la trousse), their satchel ( le cartable),...
by Alliance Française | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog
The summer is drawing to an end, and if you want to bring it back to the UK with you, we have found the perfect way! Our next cooking workshop in French will teach you to cook some dishes from Provence, and then you can bring them back to share with your family or...
by Alliance Française | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog
Have you ever thought of going to Lyon? Well, don’t hesitate, GO! ALLEZ-Y! Martine went with her Friday morning class over a long weekend in July, everyone loved it and highly recommends it. Here are some recommendations (quelques conseils) : Visiting le vieux Lyon is...
by Alliance Française | Aug 12, 2017 | Blog
A beautiful city in the South, Montpellier delights by its medieval pedestrianised centre, l’Ecusson (the blason). Montpellierains and tourists alike enjoy having pre-dinner drinks (prendre l’apéro) sur la place de la Comédie: If it is the summer or the...
by Alliance Française | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog
Have you read La femme au carnet rouge by Antoine Laurain? It is a contemporary fiction which Martine read with her Wednesday evening class this Spring. Here is the outline of the story: A woman, Laure, is attacked late at night and her handbag is stolen (on lui vole...
by Alliance Française | Jul 29, 2017 | Blog
A few weeks ago, Martine wrote a blog with her student, Robin, about the modern play, La Vérité by Florian Zeller, here is a reminder about the story line: Michel has an affair (une aventure) with Alice who is the wife of his best friend, Paul. We know that this is...
by Alliance Française | Jul 16, 2017 | Blog
Did you think the creatures and characters of Harry Potter were the same in French? Think again! Translators have done a good job of trying to convey the puns (les jeux de mots) in the famous best seller (un livre à succès, but we often use the English word best...
by Alliance Française | Jun 29, 2017 | Blog
Sitting here surrounded by cardboard boxes, I have decided to procrastinate instead and share with you some useful vocabulary if you are moving house in France, or surrounded by a French spouse/in-laws/friends/neighbours… The first step of course is to find the...
by Alliance Française | Jun 26, 2017 | Blog
This weekend saw the celebration of 70 years twinning ( le jumelage) between Bristol Bordeaux and Hanover. People took part in two games for the occasion: they had to translate some false friends (faux amis) such as: une journée: a day, not a journey une librairie: a...
