French the natural way: fluency at any age, 3 benefits of acquiring French

Coucou les French learners,

In response to last week’s newsletter, Debra wrote to me:

I started seriously learning French when I was 58. I’m 68 now. Not “fluent” but conversational. And, yes. I forget things I know but I do that in English too.

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French the natural way: What if I am visual?

Coucou les French learners,

I am back from Pau where we had an absolutely amazing week with my sister, Astrid! We enjoyed hanging around the many pedestrian areas, admiring the breathtaking view of the snow-capped Pyrenees mountains, and indulging in delicious food and drinks.

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French the natural way: Join me LIVE on Saturday to move!

Coucou les French learners,

Just a quick reminder to join me live this Saturday!

30 mins LIVE to move in French!

Saturday 29th October
5pm UK / 6pm France / 12pm EST / 9am PST

This will change what you think about learning French!

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French the natural way: Join me LIVE on Saturday for some action!

Coucou les French learners,

Just a quick reminder to join me live this Saturday!

30 mins LIVE to move in French!

Saturday 15th October
5pm UK / 6pm France / 12pm EST / 9am PST

Let’s move and acquire French!

Whether you are a total beginner or you are already at a more advanced level,

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French the natural way: is it OK to translate?

Coucou les French learners,

This week, I got a good question from a new member who struggles to acquire French. This new member wants to remain anonymous and he is a total French beginner. He commented in the Chat:

I’m struggling to understand anything without translating every single word.

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Session de Book Chat du 1er juillet 2022 – Le Château de Chambord – Deuxième partie – Les découvertes incroyables

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French the natural way: listen to songs

Coucou les French learners,

June 21 is the official start of summer, youpi ! And to celebrate the longest day of the year, we have La Fête de la Musique. Live music is everywhere in parks and in the streets of cities and villages in France.

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