by Alliance Française | Dec 2, 2019 | Announcements, Blog, Events
“Night of Ideas” is a worldwide event. For its fourth year, the theme is “Alive!”. What does being alive mean today? Some say we’re on the brink of extinction. Some say we can build a new man. At a time when nature is threatened and technology...
by Alliance Française | Sep 29, 2019 | Announcements, Blog
Our teacher and chef Isabelle has written about these stars of Autumn Walnuts, les noix, represent for me one of the most iconic autumn fruits. They are from a large family called les fruits à coque which consist of les amandes, les noisettes, les noix de pécan, les...
by Alliance Française | Jun 7, 2019 | Announcements, Blog
In Martine’s Wednesday evening French class, we read Le collier rouge by Jean-Christophe Rufin over the last few weeks. Here is what Anita wrote once we had finished it: En hommage au livre Le Collier Rouge de Jean Christophe Rufin Je recommande vivement...
by Alliance Française | May 24, 2019 | Announcements, Blog
David, who has been learning French with Audrey in Southville, has written the following review about Antoine Laurain’s latest novel: Millesime 54 (Vintage 1954). Here is what he thought: Millésime 54 L’auteur Antoine Laurain écrit avec un style intéressant. Si...
by Alliance Française | Feb 8, 2019 | Announcements, Blog
Paul, a student learning French in Bristol in Audrey’s class, has prepared the following text talking about this famous Paris bar: Le Harry’s Bar est un bar célèbre situé entre l’avenue de l’Opéra et la rue de la Paix. Il a été créé en 1911 par un jockey...
by Alliance Française | Nov 27, 2018 | Announcements, Blog
What have these words all in common besides being French and relating to food (de la nourriture) in small bites size (une bouchée)? They are all dishes (des mets) that are served before a meal (un repas) as pre-dinner nibbles (des bouchées apéritives) for the infamous...
