Agen Takeaway #4: Reading

” Reading is breathing and comprehensible texts are oxygen” as Martina Bex wrote in a great article about reading in class.

At #Agen2019, I attended another inspiring session by the amazing about Free Voluntary Reading (Alina also happens to be one of my French online learners ,

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La lecture avant de dormir : une routine que votre cerveau aime

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French the natural way: juste la lecture…

Coucou les French learners,

Le printemps est arrivé chez moi ! Spring has arrived at my home!

At this time last year, I about a special garden in la Bretagne,

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French the natural way: les deux ingrédients

Coucou les French learners,

C’est presque la fin du mois de janvier, it is nearly the end of January.

Are you keeping with your resolutions or objectives?

This year: I stop smoking, I do sport,

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French the natural way: la confiance en soi

Coucou les French learners,

I am back from beautiful Portugal and en plein boum, in full swing!

The most important is not to let yourself overwhelmed. Prendre confiance

As I am working at full speed this week,

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French the natural way: the more you read…

Coucou les French learners,

I am writing to you from lovely Portugal right now enjoying the sun and the heat.

A Braga, au nord du Portugal.

Have a look at my Instagram account to see more pictures of mon séjour,

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French the natural way: reading to speak fluently

Coucou les French learners,

je profite des derniers jours d’été, I am enjoying the last summer days here in Germany.

Dans la région de la Thuringe.

I also enjoy watching how my learners are improving little by little through reading and listening to French.

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