by Alliance Française | Aug 3, 2013 | Blog
Jean and John, both students in one of Martine’s French class, enjoyed their stay in Marseille when they went with a small group of students and their French teacher, for a complete immersion in French. They wrote some of their impressions:Membre de la classe de...
by Alliance Française | Jul 28, 2013 | Blog
Isabelle, French teacher with Alliance Française de Bristol, taught a Summer French intensive course and among other topics, talked about holidays. She and the students ( good intermediate level) had the brilliant idea of writing about holidays in the form of a recipe...
by Alliance Française | Jul 21, 2013 | Blog
With this wonderful weather and plenty of strawberries around, find below a link to Alliance Française de Bristol et Bath Youtube where you’ll find several videos taking you through the recipe of un fraisier.As the word indicates un fraisier is made with...
by Alliance Française | Jul 14, 2013 | Blog
The old game of skittles ( le jeu de quilles) is still played on the square of small villages in France. The nine skittles are placed in the centre of the square rather than at the end of an alley.There are some variations in the shape of the skittles and the rules...
by Alliance Française | Jul 8, 2013 | Blog
Aragon is a French poet of 20th century. A lot of his poems have been put into songs.”Que serais-je sans toi qui vins à ma rencontre Que serais-je sans toi qu’un coeur au bois dormant Que cette heure arrêtée au cadran de la montre Que...
by Alliance Française | Jun 29, 2013 | Blog
Last September, students learning French with Audrey have played pétanque in Queen’s Square. The sport is especially played in the south of France, often while drinking a nice Pastis (an alcohol with aniseed) although I am told drinking alcohol while playing is...
