What should Bruno eat after his “grasse matinée”? 🥐 Le Cercle de Bruno is tomorrow

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

A warm reminder that we’re meeting tomorrow for Le Cercle de Bruno.

We’ll keep reading chapter 4 of Bruno et la magie de l’amour and, if time allows, we may even begin chapter 5!

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Have you ever tasted a chouquette?

Dear French Story Listeners,

Last week I told you about Vladimir, and how we are building his spoken French one small step at a time with the progymnasmata.

We started with a simple fable and kept going from there.

Nothing rushed and nothing forced.

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Why do the French have a “fat morning”? 🥐 Plus Session 6 replay

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

If you missed last Friday’s Le Cercle de Bruno, or you’d like to relive the fun, Session 6 is ready for you.

🎥 Watch the Session 6 replay https://www.aliceayel.com/resources/book-club-le-cercle-de-bruno-session-6/

We had a wonderful time talking about the superpowers we’d love to have.

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If you had a superpower, what would it be? 🦸 Bruno’s chapter 4 is tomorrow

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

A warm reminder that we’re meeting again tomorrow for Le Cercle de Bruno, to continue reading and discussing chapter 4 of Bruno et la magie de l’amour.

📅 Tomorrow’s details

Friday,

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Speak French more freely: start with a fable

Dear French Story Listeners,

This week I began a new adventure with Vladimir, whom I’m coaching to speak French with more ease and spontaneity. Maybe that sounds familiar? 😊

We started with an exercise that has shaped good speakers for over two thousand years: the Mythos,

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Could you erase a memory? Plus, an autumn poem for you 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

Autumn has arrived, and with it the perfect invitation to slow down and listen to a poem.

🍂 Our poem for the season

“Jour pluvieux d’automne” by Michel Beau

👉 Read and listen here: https://www.aliceayel.com/resources/jour-pluvieux-dautomne/

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Le Cercle de Bruno meets tomorrow: why does a raven say “vous”? 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

A warm reminder that we’re meeting again tomorrow for Le Cercle de Bruno.

We’ll read, discuss, and edit together the end of chapter 3 and the start of chapter 4 of Bruno et la magie de l’amour.

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