French the natural way: des histoires d’amour

Coucou les French learners,

last week, we celebrated l’amour, la Saint Valentin !

I cannot live without you, it is that LOVE

Read this interesting article about this special day.

Des histoires d’amour

But love has to be celebrated tous les jours,

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French the natural way: le secret pour acquérir le Français

Coucou les French learners,

La compréhension, comprehension is the key to acquire a language.

Terry Waltz, a Chinese teacher and polyglot explains in a thoughtful article about second language acquisition that “Comprehensible Input (abbreviated as “CI”) is what makes people gain proficiency in a language.

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French the natural way: la Grande Guerre

Coucou les French learners,

Dimanche, Sunday, France commemorated the 100 years of the end of la Première Guerre Mondiale, the First World War.

Watch les moments forts, the big moments of the ceremony in Paris here.

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French the natural way: octobre (and more about grammar)

Coucou les French learners,

C’est déjà le mois d’octobre ! It is already October! Le temps passe vite ! time goes fast!

I am not ready.
Une chanson sur l’automne

There is this song by popular French singer Francis Cabrel (I just found out he was born in Agen!) entitled Octobre which is simply beautiful:

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French the natural way: your language parent

Coucou les French learners,

Last Wednesday, the French celebrated le quinze août. Whilst everything is on pause in France, it is back to work where I live!

My six years old son started his first year at school and he is loving it so far.

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