French the natural way: imagine!

Coucou les French learners,

On May 1st, it is common for French people to offer lily of the valley flowers, le muguet to their loved ones as a symbol of good luck and happiness. So here is un brin de muguet for you,

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French the natural way: you want to speak, listen first!

Coucou les French learners,

As a French teacher, I often hear from my eager French learners who are determined to speak the language. They’re excited to start having conversations in French, but they quickly run into a problem: they struggle to maintain a conversation, they freeze.

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French the natural way: What if I am visual?

Coucou les French learners,

I am back from Pau where we had an absolutely amazing week with my sister, Astrid! We enjoyed hanging around the many pedestrian areas, admiring the breathtaking view of the snow-capped Pyrenees mountains, and indulging in delicious food and drinks.

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French the natural way: reset!

Coucou les French learners,

The March Drawing Challenge on our YouTube channel is off. Did you enjoy it? Are you still doing it?

I love Heather’s drawings! And look at Nadya’s crochet! Love how creative our community is!

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French the natural way: how does it work?

Coucou les French learners,

This week, I received a good question from Sanna who has now joined us!

A friend led us to your site and she says she has enjoyed your program on improving her French. I have reviewed your website and watched several videos,

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French the natural way: what’s new?

Coucou les French learners,

What brings you joy? Le Français, bien sûr !

We are now into the home stretch, la dernière ligne droite, of the March challenge on the YouTube channel ! Draw with me whilst acquiring French effortlessly.

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French the natural way: reminder to register your interest to join me in France this fall

Coucou les French learners,

Wow! My sister, Astrid and I are thrilled to have received so many positive feedback and interest in joining us in France this fall. This is really exciting! We can’t wait to share the details with you.

There is still time to register your interest.

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