Featured in many French interior design magazines, this 16th century hotel particulier in the Normandie region was renovated, tastefully decorated, then turned into a welcoming guest house by owner Josiane Lenoir. Travel back in time and learn about the characteristic interior design features of the past few centuries! Staying at a guest house is a great way to discover France, because you get to meet the hosts : they make your breakfast and tell you about the region / make recommendations of places to visit. Episode Timeline [05 min 27 sec] How Josiane became the owner of Hotel de … Read More →
FV 008 : Yoga in French with Alex
Alex is a French yoga teacher based in Melbourne. She offers yoga lessons in French, a great way to enjoy the benefits of yoga while brushing up on your French! Episode Timeline [03 min 34 sec] From Paris to Melbourne [04 min 54 sec] How Alex became a yoga teacher [06 min 44 sec] Atha yoga [07 min 12 sec] What’s in a yoga session [08 min 21 sec] Physical prerequisites to start yoga? [09 min 40 sec] Alex’s Yoga in French [13 min 00 sec] Yoga: a lifestyle [14 min 24 sec] Health benefits of yoga [16 min 16 sec] Travel to the motherland of yoga: India [17 min 27 sec] More about … Read More →
FV 007 : Comme une Française: Fun Videos to Understand French Culture
Geraldine, founder of Comme une Francaise, releases weekly videos which are free, fun and packed with information to help you understand popular French culture and avoid embarrassing mistakes. This interview will take you through the making of Comme une Francaise’s episodes and will tell you more about this very interesting concept. Episode Timeline [04 min 07 sec] Comme Une Française, a success story [04 min 45 sec] What is Comme Une Française and who is it for ? [05 min 28 sec] How the idea came [06 min 25 sec] An example of cultural difference : bise vs hug [07 min 57 sec] The making … Read More →
FV 004 : Cycling Around the World – An Inspirational Journey (Part 2)
Eric and Christine are an amazing couple who have been cycling around the world for ten years, and they’re still going! But what happens when bad luck strikes? And not just once, but multiple times? Can you pick yourself up, or do you give up? Eric really opened his heart to share some vivid, hard memories that he and his wife went through while on their adventure. Note: this is the second episode of Eric and Christine’s story. If you haven’t heard the first part yet, I suggest you start by listening to episode 3 of French Voices. Episode Timeline [04 min 07 sec] A very unfortunate series … Read More →
Challenge: Can I Make You Love French Grammar?
I am begging you for a chance to explain why learning grammar is SO useful... Please read on!! “I don’t want to learn grammar” - WHY? I often ask students what they find most difficult about learning French. The following feedback from Jillian inspired me to write this article: “It is difficult for me to structure sentences and therefore oral communication. […] I don't want to know about grammar because it just makes me more confused, I would just like to know sentences, then play with the sentences I know to create new sentences.” It's not uncommon to hear: “I want to learn French but I don’t … Read More →
The 7 Most Common French Tenses Made Easy (Recipes)
French verbs and their conjugation seem to be the most exasperating part of French grammar for students. There are quite a number of French tenses and moods (I will write about those in a future article) and it is very easy to feel overwhelmed. As a result, many students buy dictionaries specifically dedicated to French verbs. Honestly, if I were a French student, the mere sight of these dictionaries would discourage me! Do I have to learn all that??! Good news : the answer is NO. There is an easy way you can dramatically reduce the amount of memorisation (and headaches!) to learn the … Read More →
10 Tips to Make the Most of your Private Lessons
Here are some tips to help you get the most of your private lessons with a teacher or a tutor :-) 1. Ask your teacher any question you may have. They should will be happy to assist (otherwise find a new teacher!). If not during private lessons, when would you have such an opportunity to ask your questions? 2. Don’t think you’re stupid if you forget something. Who remembers everything straight away? Not me! Repetition is a normal part of the assimilation process. Remember: when you were a child, you probably made the same mistakes many times in your own native language before the … Read More →
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