Have you bought your Christmas tree yet?

After all we are now in December! I went to a nursery ( une pépinière)  this morning, naively thinking that I could still buy some Winter pansies ( des pensées d’hiver) for the garden, (I have been a bit late with my gardening this year!) only to find rows...

What about reading some unusual recipes?

Martine’s Tuesday evening French class learnt how to write recipes using the imperative or the infinitive, Martine suggested it would be fun to write out recipes to describe jobs. Here are some examples: Comment faire un footballeur professionnel – une...

Did you know that Jac & Co are back?

Jacques, who plays the accordeon, and Corinne, his wife who sings, are back for Alliance Française students but in Bath this year.They were so much enjoyed last year in Bristol that we had to ask them back! Jacques plays and composes too so this time round we will...

Did you know that Jac & Co are back?

Jacques, who plays the accordeon, and Corinne, his wife who sings, are back for Alliance Française students but in Bath this year.They were so much enjoyed last year in Bristol that we had to ask them back! Jacques plays and composes too so this time round we will...

Have you heard of Les dames pipi?

Les dames pipi are the ladies who look after the public loos in France. Last Summer in Paris les dames pipi had a rough time as the loos where some of them have been working for years were sold by La ville de Paris to a Dutch company which decided not to carry on...