French the natural way : simplifier

Coucou les French learners,

Le quinze aôut est déjà passé ! 15th August is gone already!

15th August is a day off. “And we work?”, “Like a normal Sunday”

To find out more about why the 15th August is such an important day off,

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Agen Takeaway #2: get to know your learners

Welcome back for those teachers who are already back to school! And even for those who aren’t yet, this post should be of great help to start the school year!

Last week, I was telling you about my first takeaway from #Agen2019: Very Narrow Listening presented by Judith Dubois (who also happens to run the conference).

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Agen Takeaway #1: Very Narrow Listening with French Learners

I am back from #Agen2019 where I had an amazing time acquiring Latin with Justin Soclum Bailey.

The Latin class was in the morning and in the afternoon, I attended several excellent presentations. I got so inspired that I want to share my takeaways from Agen in a series of blog posts aimed at French teachers.

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French the natural way: Input Optimal

Coucou les French learners,

As I am getting ready to travel to Agen, I have come to realize I am on a MISSION!

Whilst preparing the presentation I will give there about making videos on YouTube (have a sneak peek here!

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French the natural way: évidemment !

Coucou les French learners,

j’ai survécu à la canicule ! I survived the heat wave… Well, to be honest I did not have to survive it because where I live now there was no heat wave, pas de canicule ! J’ai de la chance ! 

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French the natural way: compter en heures

Coucou les French learners,

Vous avez la pêche ? Ou vous avez la patate ou la frite ? Ou bien la banane ?

I am full of energy! Me too! You are lucky!

Listen to this podcast and read the script by Français Authentique to understand those typical French expressions!

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French the natural way: penser comme un Français

Coucou les French learners,

” Soleil de juin, ne ruine personne ! “, Sun in June does not ruin nobody! This is a saying from the beautiful Ardèche region in the South of France. Les célèbres gorges de l’Ardèche are a paradise for canoers and kayakers,

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