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Newsletter Activity 9 – word origins
Many words of French origin have become common place in the English language but in many cases the original meaning gets changed or lost along
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Newsletter Activity 8 – si + present tense
Today we are going to practise how to express a hypothesis in French using si, to say for example, “if you come, I’ll make a
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Newsletter Activity 7 – qu’est-ce qui vous passionne?
In this activity, we are looking at different ways to express your interests by asking you qu’est-ce qui vous passionne le plus dans la vie?
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Newsletter Activity 6 – False Friend: rude
In this newsletter activity, we’re looking at a false friend. The French word rude in French does not mean the same as the English word “rude”.
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Newsletter Activity 5 – Il faut…
In this activity we’re going to have a look at the irregular verb falloir. Falloir is an impersonal verb which means that it can only
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Newsletter Activity 4 – talking about countries
In this newsletter activity, we would like to test your knowledge of prepositions in French, with a particular focus on how you say “in” or “to”
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Newsletter Activity 3 – La Fête de St-Valentin
Our question to you in this activity is: comment avez-vous fêté la St-Valentin? The verb fêter means “to celebrate”. If you’re trying to work out what something means,
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Newsletter Activity 2 – J’en ai marre!
Are you familiar with the expression j’en ai marre? It’s a great colloquial expression which means “I’m fed up” or “I’ve had enough”. You can use
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Newsletter Activity 1 – Quel temps fait-il?
Coffee Break French learners form a worldwide community. Today we’re asking you a simple question: quel temps fait-il? – what is the weather like where you