Written French: Over the summer, I asked my more advanced students to write piece of French, on any subject, to keep their hand in. We don’t do much writing during term time and I thought it would help students recall … Read More
French words in the English language Are you aware that, as an English speaker, you already know a lot of French? Not convinced? Let’s look at a short, random list related to food: restaurant, carafe, sauce, jus, petit pois, haricot, … Read More
Bonjour a tous, To access your French Advent Calendar from the Modern Language School, with lots of items for all, please click here.
There is often a lot of banter in the Monday afternoon French class in Meltham Mills. Although learning a foreign language is not always a piece of cake, it has its many delicious moments. This Monday morning at the Modern … Read More
Ou and où are 2 French words which are pronounced exactly the same but where the little “accent grave” make a huge difference. Ou, sans accent, veut dire “or” mais où, avec accent veut dire where. My cat Eyera has … Read More
French Language Plural The French section of the Modern Language School reminds you: Just as in English the plural of mouse is mice, in French the plural of journal is journaux. I will give one of my amazing prizes to … Read More
In today’s French class at the Modern Language School, we were studying possessive adjectives (they sound dangerous, but they don’t bite). It’s the grammar name for words like my, your, his, her, our, their. With these, though it does not come … Read More
Today in the French elementary course, we did a lot of practising on clothes and accessories description and buying, including a very silly catwalk… I believe the vocabulary for clothes is the one that includes the most “faux amis” (false … Read More
The French Wednesday evening class at the Modern Language School are currently getting their heads round the verb to take, which is no mean feat. You might know that French can sometimes be a contrary language, so while the English … Read More
There should be a health warning on the lid of the Wednesday evening French intermediate class at the Modern Language School. Something like “Beware! This class is dynamite!” It’s not just because people are lively and questioning, nor because they … Read More