Adult Stage – Vidéo 4 – Attila et les Huns

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French the natural way: to dare is to do

Coucou les French learners,

Today, I have received the most uplifting message from Christine, a dear member and committed learner:

On this day of thanksgiving (USA), I especially thank you for your special companionship on my French language acquiring journey. I wouldn’t be where I am without your presence in my life on my journey. 

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Adult Stage – Vidéo 3 – La bataille d’Alésia

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Adult Stage – Vidéo 2 – Les Gaulois

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Adult Stage – Vidéo 1 – La grotte de Lascaux

Il y a très, très longtemps, il y a vingt mille ans environ (20 000) ans, des hommes vivaient dans des grottes dans le sud-ouest de la France. Ce sont probablement les plus vieux ancêtres des Français et ils se nomment les Homo Sapiens.

Mais comment est-ce qu’on sait que des Homo Sapiens ont vécu dans le sud-ouest de la France ?

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French the natural way: become a joyful reader

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Last week was full of events as we commemorated the end of la Grande Guerre, the Great War. The 11th of November is un jour férié, a bank holiday in France and it celebrates l’Armistice which happened in 1918,

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French the natural way: keep it up!

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To be honest, watching and hearing my own children speaking Portuguese fluently and sounding like natives, makes me feel discouraged sometimes. I struggle to speak Portuguese fluently, to let it flow!

I was reading this interesting article about the best age to learn a language.

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