by Alliance Française | Feb 12, 2012 | Blog
We do celebrate Valentine’s day in France although it is not quite as popular as in England.We go out for a meal or have a romantic evening at home with candles ( des bougies ) and a good bottle of wine ( une bonne bouteille de vin ).If two people in love ( des...
by Alliance Française | Feb 5, 2012 | Blog
One student in Françoise’s French lesson, wrote a very impressive poem about the wind.Here it is:LE VENT Qu’est-ce qu’on peut direFace à votre pouvoir ?En voyant la destructionEt la terreur des gensQui ont perdu leur foyerLeurs murs, leur sécurité ?Qu’est-ce...
by Alliance Française | Feb 2, 2012 | Blog
Céleri rémoulade is easy to make but it is very tempting, when in France, to go to la charcuterie ( delicatessen) and buy it there, it is usually prepared on the premises by le charcutier and c’est un régal! ( It is delicious).Here is the recipe:Céleri...
by Alliance Française | Jan 29, 2012 | Blog
A French show of dialogues, games, speed dating and more….Audrey, the French tutor running the drama course, encourages you:” Venez voter pour le couple gagnant: il y a un fermier qui cherche l’amour, un danseur célibataire depuis au moins 20...
by Alliance Française | Jan 29, 2012 | Blog
A French show of dialogues, games, speed dating and more….Audrey, the French tutor running the drama course, encourages you:” Venez voter pour le couple gagnant: il y a un fermier qui cherche l’amour, un danseur célibataire depuis au moins 20...
by Alliance Française | Jan 22, 2012 | Blog
Audrey, our French drama tutor, has a great show to present on 31st January with a group of 6 students who have been following the French drama course for the last 10 weeks.The show, all in French, is a mixture ( un mélange) of improvisations ( des improvisations ),...
by Alliance Française | Jan 15, 2012 | Blog
What are your new resolutions for 2012? This is a common question asked in France as in England.We are now the 15th January, if you made a resolution on the 1st, did you stick to it or have you already given up? It may make you feel better to read that, according do...
by Alliance Française | Jan 7, 2012 | Blog
No white Christmas for us this year unless some of you went skiing as the snow just obliged a couple of weeks before Christmas.Suzanne, a student with our French tutor, Jocelyne, likes the snow and has written a poem about it. Here it is:Pourquoi aimer la...
by Alliance Française | Dec 31, 2011 | Blog
Everybody in France is getting ready for le réveillon du jour de l’an ( New year’s Eve) which is celebrated either with family or friends: another occasion to eat a big and scrumptious meal!Young people do go to parties and for those living in Paris, it is...
by Alliance Française | Dec 23, 2011 | Blog
Some customs are different for Christmas in France, for instance:We do not send Christmas cards but New Year wishes in January, now mostly by email.We celebrate on Christmas eve ( le réveillon de Noël) with a big meal, here is a menu:Des huîtres ( oysters) et du foie...
