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...
by Alliance Française | Oct 24, 2018 | Announcements, Blog
Follow our French teacher Isabelle and her group on their visit: Just a few days and it’s All Saints’ Day (La Toussaint) and what better topic to pick than the largest Parisian park and cemetery! Last summer, during my last visit to Paris with a group of students...
by Alliance Française | Sep 22, 2018 | Announcements, Blog
Follow our French teacher Isabelle and her class in Paris: One of the many perks (un des avantages) of studying with Alliance Francaise is to go on a field trip (aller en classe de découverte) with your teacher as I did with my Wednesday group. We met in Paris, a city...
by Alliance Française | Jul 11, 2018 | Announcements, Blog
Holidays… We look forward to them all year (il nous tarde qu’elles soient là toute l’année)! Here is some essential vocabulary for preparing for your holidays, in France or elsewhere. You will start by looking up the place you are going to (faire des...
by Alliance Française | May 7, 2018 | Announcements, Blog
Antoine Laurain in one of his most famous novels, Le chapeau de Mitterrand, describes les brasseries parisiennes and their plateau de fruits de mer ( seafood platter) which makes your mouth water ( vous met l’eau à la bouche): « Le plateau arriva avec ses fruits de...
by Alliance Française | Sep 30, 2017 | Announcements, Blog
Dazzling Dior – Dior Eblouissant The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, located next to the famous Louvre, is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the creation of the House of Dior with an exhibition (expo) of Christian Dior nicknamed (surnommé) the designer...
