by Alliance Française | Aug 13, 2012 | Blog
Geoffrey who is a student in Martine’s French class wrote his own letter which will remind you of La chèvre de Monsieur Seguin, a classic known by nearly everyone in France. It is very appropriate to publish it now as it is about a football game, so c’est...
by Alliance Française | Aug 5, 2012 | Blog
Martine, one of our French tutors, studied them with her Tuesday French tuition class earlier on this year. Her students enjoyed the humour, the style and the atmosphere created by Daudet very much. She then asked her students, an advanced group, to write a letter in...
by Alliance Française | Jul 30, 2012 | Blog
Les jeux olympiques or JO were re-introduced in 1896 by le baron Pierre de Coubertin in memory of the antique tradition and they took place in Athens. The second JO happened, in total confusion, over 5 months, in Paris in 1900. By 1920, the flag, le drapeau, with the...
by Alliance Française | Jul 23, 2012 | Blog
I am sure that if you are French or British, you do know!! What a splendid win by Bradley Wiggins, le vainqueur du Tour ( the winner) who wore le maillot jaune ( yellow jersey) for 14 étapes ( stages) and a fantastic display by his team right through Le Tour, without...
by Alliance Française | Jul 8, 2012 | Blog
Have you ever heard of ‘The Lady and the Unicorn’ (la dame à la licorne)?It is a series of tapestries (tapisseries) from the late 15th century, considered to be one of the greatest works of art from the Middle Ages. You can now see it in Cluny Museum in...
by Alliance Française | Jul 8, 2012 | Blog
Have you ever heard of ‘The Lady and the Unicorn’ (la dame à la licorne)?It is a series of tapestries (tapisseries) from the late 15th century, considered to be one of the greatest works of art from the Middle Ages. You can now see it in Cluny Museum in...
