French the natural way: join the book club on Saturday!

Coucou les French learners,

I have just received the most cheerful comment on the Community Chat. Will said:

” Salut Alice, just wanted to says thanks to your wonderful site I am now reading more books in French and feeling comfortable doing so.

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French the natural way: bougez, move!

Coucou les French learners,

L’hiver est presque terminé, winter is almost over…

On Tuesday, we celebrated la Chandeleur, Candlemass which exactly falls 40 days after Christmas. It is the occasion to eat crêpes which look and feel like the sun,

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French the natural way: how to stick to the routine in 3 steps

Coucou les French learners,

Ça y est ! L’année 2021 est en marche !

Last week, we started the beginner class and intermediate class with Express fluency. It is so much fun to tell stories and have meaningful interactions with French learners!

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French the natural way: let’s do it!

Coucou les French learners,

J’espère que vous passez de bonne fêtes de fin d’année ! Joyeux Noël ! I hope the end of year celebrations are going well! Merry Christmas!

We enjoyed a great live session last Tuesday. It was the first live event of the community members and it was wonderful to see my dear learners sweet faces!

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French the natural way: a special invitation

Coucou les French Learners,

Noël approche, Christmas is approaching…

On Sunday, we lighted the third candle on the Advent wreath. to find out more about this tradition.

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French the natural way: 3 tricks to stay motivated

Coucou les French learners,

Wednesday was a day off in France as we commemorated the end of the Great War, la Première Guerre Mondiale.

L’Armistice

Thanks to one of my dearest learner and French lover,

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French the natural way: 3 idées pour profiter de l’automne

Coucou les French learners,

C’est l’automne, fall is here!

Les berges de la Seine en automne, c’est beau !

Here is a little poem written by Isabelle Jaccard entitled Feuilles d’automne ():

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