by Alliance Française | Nov 24, 2017 | Blog
Students learning French with Alliance Française de Bristol have discovered Jean Rochefort’s clever and moving obituary on France Inter, by François Morel. Take a few minutes to listen to this wonderful bit of French poetry. Students have taken this opportunity...
by Alliance Française | Nov 19, 2017 | Blog
With some of of 33 weekly classes to learn French in Bristol or one of our 9 French classes in Bath, we have been talking about all the different facets of France. To do so we listened to Marc Lavoine’s song C’est ça la France, listing a lot of little...
by Alliance Française | Nov 12, 2017 | Blog
For the anniversary of Barbara’s death, our French teacher Véronique has written the following piece to share with you her life and talent: Il y a 20 ans, le 24 novembre 1997, Barbara disparaissait à l’âge de 67 ans. France inter et la Philarmonie de Paris...
by Alliance Française | Nov 3, 2017 | Blog
Like famous French author Marcel Proust, a bite of certain foods can take me back to my childhood in an instant. I recently ate some Kiri (soft cheese marketed to children) and I was back in a flat playing Lego! Sight – La vue Smell – L’odorat...
by Alliance Française | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog
Audrey, French tutor at Alliance Française de Bristol, is resuming her very popular French drama courses this Autumn. Can she tempt you to join up? Here is what she explains: Bienvenue! We are very happy to welcome you to this first session to learn French through...
by Alliance Française | Oct 20, 2017 | Blog
We are told this again and again in our classes: “I can read French, but I can’t understand it easily. When someone talks to me, I realise I don’t understand all the words and I freeze.” Don’t worry, you are not on your own! Here are a...
