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.

[read more…]

abisproduction236 autonomouslearner237 babystage24 becomeamember234 bonneheure8 brain61 brain work49 chansonfrancaise31 cicommunity114 cinema35 comprehensiblefrench276 comprehensibleinput269 culture246 dailyfrench225 dailyreading32 easy reader35 ebook21 fluentinfrench58 frenchcommunity263 frenchculture296 frenchforall228 frenchtradition49 games5 happyhour15 histoiredefrance137 inputaloneissufficient258 intermediate742 keeplearning42 keepmotivated208 language acquisition264 learner252 lefrancaisensemble241 letsplay13 live62 m@p1 marieetmédor38 motivationbreak183 online learner222 optimalfrench57 optimalinput74 paris69 podcast127 reader180 selftaught48 slow french346 song29

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,

[read more…]

abisproduction236 autonomouslearner237 babystage24 beaujolais1 becomeamember234 bonneheure8 brain61 brain work49 cicommunity114 comprehensiblefrench276 comprehensibleinput269 culture246 dailyfrench225 dailyreading32 easy reader35 fluentinfrench58 frenchcommunity263 frenchculture296 frenchforall228 frenchtradition49 games5 happyhour15 histoiredefrance137 inputaloneissufficient258 intermediate742 keeplearning42 keepmotivated208 language acquisition264 learner252 lefrancaisensemble241 letsplay13 live62 motivationbreak183 online learner222 optimalfrench57 optimalinput74 podcast127 reader180 selftaught48 slow french346 tradition57 wine2

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”

[read more…]

191419183 abisproduction236 armistice5 armisticeday2 autonomouslearner237 babystage24 backonyoutube4 becomeamember234 book95 bookclub37 books14 brain61 brain work49 cicommunity114 comprehensiblefrench276 comprehensibleinput269 critiquedelivre7 culture246 dailyfrench225 dailyreading32 easy reader35 frenchcommunity263 frenchculture296 frenchforall228 frenchtradition49 games5 greatwar6 histoiredefrance137 infantstage16 inputaloneissufficient258 intermediate742 keeplearning42 keepmotivated208 language acquisition264 learner252 lefrancaisensemble241 letsplay13 lisenfrançais217 live62 livredumoment19 online learner222 optimalfrench57 optimalinput74 pausecafe10 pleasurereading141 podcast127 Première Guerre Mondiale4 reader180 saints5 selftaught48 slow french346 tradition57

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.

[read more…]

abisproduction236 all saints day3 audiobook63 audiolivre19 autonomouslearner237 babystage24 backonyoutube4 becomeamember234 book95 bookclub37 books14 brain61 brain work49 chapter book9 cicommunity114 clubdelecture22 comprehensiblefrench276 comprehensibleinput269 critiquedelivre7 culture246 dailyfrench225 dailyreading32 easy reader35 frenchcommunity263 frenchculture296 frenchforall228 frenchreaders66 frenchtradition49 fvr53 histoiredefrance137 infantstage16 inputaloneissufficient258 intermediate742 keeplearning42 keepmotivated208 language acquisition264 learner252 lefrancaisensemble241 lisenfrançais217 livre63 livredumoment19 newplaylist9 novice168 novicehigh361 online learner222 plaisirdelire108 pleasurereading141 reader180 saints5 selftaught48 slow french346 toussaint4 tradition57

French the natural way: tap into your inner child

Coucou les French learners,

L’automne est bien là, fall is here. Last year, My Dear Man and I published a sweet poem about this special season entitled Jour pluvieux d’automne, written by Michel Beau. Our community members met last Saturday to read and comment the poem together.

[read more…]

abisproduction236 advanced beginner478 autonomouslearner237 becomeamember234 bookclub37 bookreview10 childhood6 cicommunity114 comprehensiblefrench276 comprehensibleinput269 comprehension285 confidence92 course124 dailyfrench225 expressfluency83 fluentinfrench58 frenchclass101 frenchcommunity263 frenchculture296 frenchfilm11 frenchforall228 frenchlesson4 fvr53 innerchild1 inputaloneissufficient258 intermediate742 keepgoing27 language acquisition264 learner252 lecture28 lefrancaisensemble241 lisenfrançais217 listen318 liveclass98 livre63 livredumoment19 marieetmédor38 marieetmédoràparis24 motivation236 movie20 natural200 novice168 novicehigh361 online learner222 pausecafe10 podcast127 reader180 reading287 self confidence54 selftaught48 slow french346 speakfrench212 storyasking15 subconscious5 upper beginner449 youcandothis44

French the natural way: how to listen?

Coucou les French learners,

Last week was sad as we said au revoir to charismatic French actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo.

I think I must have watched Cartouche with my brother, sister and cousins cent fois, one hundred times when I was a child and then later on in my life,

[read more…]

abisproduction236 advanced beginner478 autonomouslearner237 becomeamember234 cicommunity114 class31 comprehensiblefrench276 comprehensibleinput269 comprehension285 confidence92 course124 dailyfrench225 expressfluency83 filmreview15 frenchclass101 frenchcommunity263 frenchculture296 frenchfilm11 frenchforall228 frenchlesson4 frenchmovie20 fvr53 inputaloneissufficient258 intermediate742 keepgoing27 language acquisition264 learner252 lecture28 lefrancaisensemble241 lisenfrançais217 listen318 liveclass98 livre63 livredumoment19 motivation236 movie20 natural200 novice168 novicehigh361 online learner222 pausecafe10 podcast127 reader180 reading287 self confidence54 selftaught48 slow french346 speakfrench212 storyasking15 upper beginner449

French the natural way: what is shadowing?

Coucou les French learners,

Comment ça se passe ? How is it going?

The summer intensive courses are over and we had so much fun with both groups.

With the advanced beginners, we co-created an hilarious story involving a fortune teller and un nain de jardin,

[read more…]

abisproduction236 advanced beginner478 autonomouslearner237 becomeamember234 chocolate8 cicommunity114 class31 comprehensiblefrench276 comprehensibleinput269 comprehension285 confidence92 course124 dailyfrench225 expressfluency83 frenchclass101 frenchcommunity263 frenchculture296 frenchfilm11 frenchforall228 frenchlesson4 frenchmovie20 fvr53 inputaloneissufficient258 intermediate742 language acquisition264 learner252 lecture28 lefrancaisensemble241 lisenfrançais217 listen318 liveclass98 livre63 livredumoment19 natural200 novice168 novicehigh361 online learner222 pausecafe10 podcast127 reader180 reading287 self confidence54 selftaught48 shadow4 shadowing3 slow french346 speak85 speakfrench212 speaking skills8 stepstospeaking58 storyasking15 upper beginner449