French the natural way: join us to play in French!

Coucou les French learners,

This week in the advanced beginner class with Express Fluency, we sang a famous song by French singer, composer and actor Eddy Mitchell. This song is entitled La dernière séance and is about about a small cinema in a city’s neighborhood closing down.

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French the natural way: le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé !

Coucou les French learners,

Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé ! Well not yet but soon…

This early wine or vin de primeur will be on the tables ready to drink this Thursday, November 18th. Christine, a dedicated member of the community,

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French the natural way: let’s play games!

Coucou les French learners,

Today is a very special day. It is November, 11th which ends the Great War. In 1918, the Allies and Germany signed the armistice that ended hostilities on the Western Front.

The French soldiers who fought this war were called les Poilus which literally means “hairy”

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French the natural way : retour dans le passé

Coucou les French learners,

We celebrated la fête de la Toussaint on Monday and I thought I would share with you this lullaby. It used to be sung to the Princes of France:

Download this beautiful coloring for free here.

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French the natural way: enjoy the summer and read!

Coucou les French learners,

J’adore l’été ! I love summer! Time to go outside, have long walks, enjoy the swimming-pool and read, read, read!

I have just finished reading Terre des hommes by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

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French the natural way: What kind of reader are you?

Coucou les French learners,

j’espère que vous passez un bel été ? I hope you are a having a beautiful summer?

I have just finished the two intensives courses for advanced-beginners and intermediate. C’était génial ! It was a total blast!

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French the natural way: discipline over motivation

Coucou les French learners,

C’est presque le début de l’été, it is nearly the start of summer! And it actually pretty hot over here, in Portugal!

On Sunday, we celebrated Saint Antoine, the saint patron of Portugal. about his incredible life and when you are a member,

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