Un homme pressé

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Caroline, la poupée

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Bruce a soif

Il y a un homme. Il s’appelle Bruce comme l’acteur américain, Bruce Willis. Bruce est américain comme Bruce Willis et il est musclé comme Bruce Willis.

Bruce n’est pas stupide, il est un peu intelligent. Bruce Willis n’a pas de cheveux, il est chauve mais Bruce a des cheveux.

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French the natural way: how to aid comprehension?

Coucou les French learners,

La confiance, confidence is key !

“One earns confidence by drops and loses it by litres” Jean-Paul Sartre

Over the past few weeks, I have truly come to believe that gaining confidence is key to acquire another language.

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French the natural way: my big fail!

Coucou les French learners,

I hope you enjoyed the three part series from my previous posts about how to acquire another language:

Trust the process Relax Enjoy

Easy to do, right? Well… I have a confession to make: I failed to acquire German!

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Les cygnes sauvages

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Les cacahuètes des sœurs éléphantes

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