by Alliance Française | Dec 28, 2014 | Blog
It is time for a new episode written, as usual, by Robin, our faithful student in Martine’s Tuesday morning French class and performed with our Mère Noël, Maureen.Noël is always a very stressful period for mother Christmas ( la mère Noël) and her postman ( son...
by Alliance Française | Dec 21, 2014 | Blog
Lots of poems were written after Martine’s students studied the song by Bernard Lavilliers, Les mains d’or. Have a look at last week’s blog for more details.Several students took some of the words of the song and wrote a poem in the shape of the kite...
by Alliance Française | Dec 14, 2014 | Blog
When the French duo, Jac&Co, came to Alliance Française de Bristol, as well as their own compositions, they played and sang some songs from Edith Piaf’s repertoire as well as Charles Aznavour’s and Bernard Lavilliers’. We studied in class,...
by Alliance Française | Dec 7, 2014 | Blog
Audrey’s students in her Thursday evening French class have plenty! It can be very useful ( utile) around Christmas time ( pendant la période de Noël) when we spend so much more money than during the rest of the year!! So, here are their suggestions:This...
by Alliance Française | Nov 30, 2014 | Blog
One student in Martine’s French evening class knows exactly how to proceed! Martine asked her students to present an imaginary product made in France to sell to the Russians. Here is the result:Vendre le parfum français aux RussesA. “Vivez vos rêves…...
by Alliance Française | Nov 23, 2014 | Blog
The Davis cup ( la coupe Davis) was born in 1899. Dwight Filley Davis, student at Harvard, had the idea of creating an international tennis competition to promote the game of tennis. The first competition ( le premier tournoi) took place between the USA ( les Etats...
by Alliance Française | Nov 16, 2014 | Blog
Ross took some French private lessons with Elise a little while ago and asked to read and study L’Etranger with Elise.Ross felt like writing a couple of poems, in French, the first one is related to the death of the mother of the main character, Meursault, death...
by Alliance Française | Nov 16, 2014 | Blog
Ross took some French private lessons with Elise a little while ago and asked to read and study L’Etranger with Elise.Ross felt like writing a couple of poems, in French, the first one is related to the death of the mother of the main character, Meursault, death...
by Alliance Française | Nov 9, 2014 | Blog
Who are Jac & Co? Details taken from their website…For over 27 years, virtuoso accordionist Jacques Pellarin, Jac, has brought the sounds of the French countryside to all corners of the globe. With 8 albums and multiple international tours, he has...
by Alliance Française | Nov 9, 2014 | Blog
Who are Jac & Co? Details taken from their website…For over 27 years, virtuoso accordionist Jacques Pellarin, Jac, has brought the sounds of the French countryside to all corners of the globe. With 8 albums and multiple international tours, he has...
