No wonder engineering is such a valued and respected profession here in France – the French certainly do love their bridges, but beautiful as this picture is (Pont Normandie in Le Havre) it’s not that kind of bridge that we Brits might be most jealous of. I’m writing this blog post on Ascension Day, 26th…
How are you doing with those New Year’s Resolutions? If you haven’t yet made any, it’s not too late to sit down and gaze wistfully towards the horizon, taking precious time out of your otherwise hectic schedule, and ponder not only what it is you’d really like to achieve this year, but more importantly how…
One thing I have been looking forward to over this whole pandemic experience is the return to normal human interaction, and, for me, lover of all things French – its people, its language and its traditions (especially those which set it apart) normality has to include the traditional “bise”. So, imagine my surprise – and…
As a language teacher, I have always been a great advocate of using games in the classroom. Indeed, it’s generally accepted that children learn better through play than instruction. However, I would argue that adults too benefit from playing games, though there may at first be some reluctance on their part to participate; they may…
Now that France is opening up its doors again to travellers (even if the UK is lagging somewhat behind), it seems an excellent time to be re-opening our doors at “At Home with French” – either physically or online – so welcome back! It’s been a very difficult period for all of us, during which…
Now that we’re in the second wave of Covid, with the likelihood of everything being “back to normal” still a fair way off, you may find yourself toying with the idea of taking online lesssons – perhaps to update old skills, or to acquire new ones, or otherwise to enhance your job prospects, or just…
Welcome to the first blog of this new site “At Home with French”, designed to bring both Brits and Bretons together, both linguistically and culturally. As I write this, we are suffering from the Covid pandemic, making travelling between the 2 countries a physical impossiblity for most of us, but online communication has really opened…