French the natural way: les fleurs

Coucou les French learners,

As I am leaving for France tomorrow, I am sending out the newsletter a bit earlier.

Le printemps arrive ! Spring is coming!

Pas vraiment ! Not really though! It has been a long and hard winter here in Europe.

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French the natural way: carnaval & planning your trip to France

Coucou les French learners,

C’est déjà le mois de février ! It is already the month of February! Il fait froid et il y a de la neige, it is cold and there is some snow, brr !

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French the natural way: listen to stories!

Coucou les French learners,

Last week, I mentioned a story I co-created with a learner to help her remember a list of words she had to memorize. I strongly believe in the power of stories because when your mind listens to a story, it generates multiple connections.

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