Coucou les French learners,
🌻 Think Like a Plant: Why Natural Growth Is the Key to Speaking French
Close your eyes for a moment… and picture yourself as your favourite plant. 🌿🌹🌳
Maybe you’re a bright sunflower, a sturdy oak tree, or a delicate lavender.
Now imagine the gentle hands of a gardener tending to you (not rushing, not forcing), just offering the water, sunlight, and rich soil you need to grow at your own pace.
That’s exactly how French acquisition works at aliceayel.com.
I’m not here to “build” your French like a carpenter putting together a bookshelf. I’m your Gardener 👩🌾 giving you the input (the stories, the sounds, the words) that help you grow.
I water the soil with rich stories. I check if you’re understanding. I shine a little sun through connections.
And then… I wait patiently and joyfully for your French to bloom 🌼 in the time that’s right for you.
You might not always see the process… it’s happening underground at first. But when it sprouts, wow!
🦊 New Free Video: Le renard et le bouc by Jean de La Fontaine
On our YouTube channel this week, My Dear Man & I are sharing a brand new Story Listening video: Le renard et le bouc.
It’s one of the many brilliant fables by Jean de La Fontaine, the beloved 17th-century French poet known for his witty, wise animal tales that teach us about human nature.
In this story, a fox and a goat find themselves stuck in a well. The goat, trusting and a little too eager, jumps in without thinking. The clever fox?
Watch the video to find out what’s happening!
Click here to watch the video!
Here’s how to make the most of it:
1️⃣ Watch the video and enjoy the story. Don’t worry about understanding every word, just get the gist.
2️⃣ Read and listen again on our site, where you’ll discover the details and pick up new expressions naturally. Click here!
3️⃣ Narrate it back, either by speaking aloud or writing it in your own words. This makes the phrases and structures truly yours.
🌱 Let Your French Bloom — Naturally
French isn’t built. It’s grown through the right conditions: calm, connection, and meaningful input.
Our membership at aliceayel.com offers exactly that.
When you subscribe, you get full access to our ever-expanding library of self-paced Story Listening sessions, step-by-step courses, and a warm, welcoming community 🌞
You’ll understand real French, just like native speakers use it.
You’ll think in French, without translating in your head.
And eventually, you’ll speak French, calmly and spontaneously 🍃
Let your French journey be less like a classroom… and more like a garden.
The seeds are ready. The stories are waiting. It’s your time to grow.
With warmth,