Trop, beaucoup, assez?
Tonight in French we played a game using quantity adverbs. Each person had cards with a sentence to read out (e.g. “Ma mère boit 6 tasses de café par jour.”) and the others had to react to this (e.g. “Ta mère boit beaucoup trop de café. Elle devrait boire plus d’eau.”). It was a little […]
Savours of languages – France
When you are learning a language at the Modern Language School, you find out more and more about the country’s culture and traditions. A delicious way of discovering these is to sample the savours of the country and even have a go at cooking some specialities yourself. At the Modern Language School, we have been […]
Free language classes
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Language adventures – part 3
If you are feeling adventurous, consider travelling off the beaten path on your next visit to Europe. English speakers may be harder to come by in these less well-trodden places and you will really benefit from language lessons in advance of your trip to help you navigate your way around. At The Modern Language School […]
Perfect tense with être
Bonjour, Last week the lovely people in my Wednesday evening class were practising the perfect tense and invented 2 great stories. Well done to them! I think people out there will enjoy reading the stories and even use them as a teaching and learning tool; so here they are: Une rencontre (written by Tracy Langstaff, […]
8 benefits of learning a foreign language
We explore the benefits of learning a new language in a language school. Beyond the delight that comes from being able to converse with someone in their native country in a language that is not your mother tongue, there are a range of benefits to speaking two or more languages. The brains of bilingual people […]
Free French games
Several French students met during the holiday, at the Modern Language School on Tuesday the 31st of May. We all spoke a lot of French and, I believe, enjoyed ourselves. The advanced plus group played the same game for the whole session. I didn’t understand it but they were too engrossed every time I asked […]
Free French games morning
The Modern Language School invites you to sign up for a morning of fun, relaxation and language practice with our French Games Morning. The event is absolutely free and will take place on Tuesday the 31st of May 2016 at Meltham Mills, near Huddersfield, from 10 am till 12 noon. A huge selection of games […]
Cimetieres pour animaux de compagnie à Paris
Je viens de voir, sur le site Pariszigzag, http://www.pariszigzag.fr, un petit article intéressant pour ceux d’entre vous qui adorent leurs animaux familiers. Le voici: DES CIMETIÈRES ANIMALIERS… Mais saviez-vous que les animaux de compagnie ont eux aussi le droit à un enterrement dans les règles de l’art ? Même si le concept peut paraître plutôt […]
French Advanced Plus course
This Thursday morning, in the French Advanced Plus course, some of the activities were to listen to a dialogue about the quality of TV programme, answer comprehension question and discuss in groups the subject of the dialogue. Here are some of the wonderful students, reading out the dialogue . […]