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...
by Alliance Française | Oct 13, 2017 | Blog
Have you heard of the prolific writer Didier Van Cauwelaert? He received Le prix Goncourt for his novel Un aller simple in 1994. You can find a couple of Alliance Française de Bristol blog posts on this book in July 2015. In some of his novels, Didier Van Cauwelaert...
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...
by Alliance Française | Sep 20, 2017 | Announcements, Blog
Would you like to have a better idea of your current level of French before contacting us? Try our online French test! Try our test...
by Alliance Française | Sep 17, 2017 | Blog
Do you know these unusual objects? This week in the blog, we are asking you to find out their names and what they are for (ce à quoi ils servent): Try and guess (devinez) and scroll down (faites défiler) to see the answers (les réponses): 1: 2: 3: 4: To find...
by Alliance Française | Sep 10, 2017 | Blog
Did you know that going back to school was called: la rentrée? You have probably noticed the big signs in supermarkets for la rentrée des classes. Young children are very excited as they choose their new pencil cases ( la trousse), their satchel ( le cartable),...
