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Monday 30 June 2014
Wednesday 18 June 2014
Useful adverbs
See http://etudiant.lefigaro.fr/revisions-du-bac/detail/article/adverbes-utiles-4990/ for a list of useful adverbs and examples.
Monday 16 June 2014
#FRAHON Ce qu'ont vécu les candidats au #bac2014 pendant et après le match... (par @MenegolLeDessin) #grevesncf pic.twitter.com/b3cDNWQete
— Le Figaro (@Le_Figaro) June 15, 2014
cheminots toujours en grêve...
Thursday 12 June 2014
Pronoun Practice
Wondering if you know your pronouns? See the page on the right ->
then try the interactive quiz at http://www.tolearnfrench.com/exercises/exercise-french-2/exercise-french-7240.php
Wednesday 11 June 2014
translation work
Up for a challenge? Try some old school translation (aimed at O-level candidates) from Whitmarsh (1960), p98
You can still buy the various Whitmarsh textbooks from Amazon, ebay etc
This extract is from New Simpler French Course. If you like it, you can buy it here
"The Painter
The painter was no longer working. He was sitting*1 on a bench near his easel. When I approached*2, he looked up, smiled and said to me in*3 English: "It is warm."
I replied in French: " Yes, it is very warm today."
"Oh," he said, " I thought*4 you were English!""You are right, " I said*5 to him, "I am an Englishman."
*1 être assis
*2 past historic in the general narrative
*3 en
*4 imperfect
*5 inversion: "said I"
You can still buy the various Whitmarsh textbooks from Amazon, ebay etc
This extract is from New Simpler French Course. If you like it, you can buy it here
Tuesday 10 June 2014
Saturday 7 June 2014
Thursday 5 June 2014
French Online - le serious game
Try some of these for extra French practice:
Les Eonautes
http://www.eonautes.com/fr/eonautes-serious-game-fle.html
Mission Zigomar
http://missionzigomar.paris.fr/
Thélème - cheerfully named 'speak french or die'
http://jouer.theleme-lejeu.com/
Paris 3D saga
http://paris.3ds.com/index.html#Patrimoine
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Astérix et ses amis
https://www.asterix-friends.com/fr/
Les Eonautes
http://www.eonautes.com/fr/eonautes-serious-game-fle.html
Mission Zigomar
http://missionzigomar.paris.fr/
Thélème - cheerfully named 'speak french or die'
http://jouer.theleme-lejeu.com/
Paris 3D saga
http://paris.3ds.com/index.html#Patrimoine
Astérix et ses amis
https://www.asterix-friends.com/fr/
Wednesday 4 June 2014
Cuts of meat in French
Want to check which cut you need? There's a useful article here:
http://www.frenchentree.com/france-food-cuisine/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=2189
and guide here :
and here:
http://www.frenchentree.com/france-food-cuisine/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=2189
and guide here :
and here:
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