by Alliance Française | Feb 19, 2012 | Blog
February ( février ) can be quite a miserable month but there is a French saying ( un dicton ):Au mardi gras, l’hiver s’en va! On Shrove Tuesday, Winter goes!This year, Shrove Tuesday ( mardi gras ) is on 21st February ( 21 février ) and French children...
by Alliance Française | Feb 12, 2012 | Blog
We do celebrate Valentine’s day in France although it is not quite as popular as in England.We go out for a meal or have a romantic evening at home with candles ( des bougies ) and a good bottle of wine ( une bonne bouteille de vin ).If two people in love ( des...
by Alliance Française | Feb 12, 2012 | Blog
We do celebrate Valentine’s day in France although it is not quite as popular as in England.We go out for a meal or have a romantic evening at home with candles ( des bougies ) and a good bottle of wine ( une bonne bouteille de vin ).If two people in love ( des...
by Alliance Française | Feb 5, 2012 | Blog
One student in Françoise’s French lesson, wrote a very impressive poem about the wind.Here it is:LE VENT Qu’est-ce qu’on peut direFace à votre pouvoir ?En voyant la destructionEt la terreur des gensQui ont perdu leur foyerLeurs murs, leur sécurité ?Qu’est-ce...
by Alliance Française | Feb 2, 2012 | Blog
Céleri rémoulade is easy to make but it is very tempting, when in France, to go to la charcuterie ( delicatessen) and buy it there, it is usually prepared on the premises by le charcutier and c’est un régal! ( It is delicious).Here is the recipe:Céleri...
by Alliance Française | Jan 29, 2012 | Blog
A French show of dialogues, games, speed dating and more….Audrey, the French tutor running the drama course, encourages you:” Venez voter pour le couple gagnant: il y a un fermier qui cherche l’amour, un danseur célibataire depuis au moins 20...
