by Alliance Française | Jul 19, 2015 | Blog
This novel encouraged a lot of discussions in Martine’s French classes, it was also a lot of fun as it is a book full of humour and wit.Here is what Pete had to say, in his own very witty way!Un aller simple – ça mérite un tour ?C’est un roman qui sort de...
by Alliance Française | Jul 12, 2015 | Blog
Martine read with her Friday morning French class as well as with her Wednesday evening French tuition group a novel by Didier Van Cauwelaert called Un aller simple. This book won the prix Goncourt in 1994.Here is a short summary and some positive comments about the...
by Alliance Française | Jul 5, 2015 | Blog
The riders (les cyclistes) were raising money (récolter de l’argent) for PROPS, a Bristol based charity for young people with special needs.The route took them through St Malo, a walled port city in Brittany...
by Alliance Française | Jun 28, 2015 | Blog
Come and join us for our 13th show of French drama this Tuesday upstairs at the Hen and Chicken. It’s an interactive show, and you will get to meet French celebrities (or maybe people pretending to be them)!The second part of the show is based on a reality tv...
by Alliance Française | Jun 21, 2015 | Blog
In one of our French teachers’ class, students were asked this question. One of them, Ingrid, gave this tongue-in-cheek answer:A mon avis, l’événement le plus important de ces 20 dernières années est un moment qui a uni les gens et les a incité à...
by Alliance Française | Jun 14, 2015 | Blog
What is le Dauphiné and where is it?It is an old region of France created by les comtes d’ Albin in the 11th century, they called themselves les dauphins ( le dauphin is the son of the French king) so the region was called le Dauphiné. It was an area in the East...
by Alliance Française | Jun 7, 2015 | Blog
Last week’s workshop got booked up very quickly so, as more people wanted to join, Isabelle, our French teacher and chef, accepted to run another one this coming Tuesday. This one is full too.More info… to join a French cookery class this Summer.Last week,...
by Alliance Française | May 31, 2015 | Blog
The French cookery workshop will take place on Tuesday 2nd June and it was so popular that we have had to schedule another one for the 9th June which is booked up too.As usual, Isabelle, our French tutor and chef will teach various recipes like un tartare de...
by Alliance Française | May 24, 2015 | Blog
Anne, one of our French teachers and blue badge guide will take students of Alliance Française de Bristol et Bath and anyone interested in the French language around Clifton this year.She has now covered several areas of the city and sometimes, there is a presentation...
by Alliance Française | May 17, 2015 | Blog
May is a very good month for schoolchildren and workers in general as there is at least one day off work ( un jour férié) for almonst every week of the month! First of all is May 1st ( le premier mai), labour day ( le jour des travailleurs) where workers can rest or...
