!! LifewithaFrenchTwist 7!immersion!experiences! France!is!closer!than!you!think!!!
FindFrancewhereveryouare! Uptothechallenge? With living in a non5french speaking country, the chances of beingimmersedinthefrenchcultureandbeingexposedtothe Frenchlanguagecanseempre?ylimited. But, if you keep an eye open, you will see that someopportunicesexist. Wearegoingtoteachyou how to inject a bit of French flavour into your exiscngdailyaccvices. PutyourselfinFrenchmode and get a taste of France every single day. Take on board the advice providedandaddyourown flavour to it to keep it excicngforyou.
LearningwhilstDining Uptothechallenge? StartbyresearchingonGooglethebestFrenchrestaurantsclose toyou.onceyouhavecomeupwithalistofyourbestaddresses, Cmetoworkonyourvocab! Bonsoir,! j'ai! une! réservafon! au!nom! de...goodevening,ihaveareservaconin thenameof...! Quelle! est! la! spécialité! de! la! maison?! Whatisthespecialtyofthe house? Je!vais!prendre Iamgoingtohave... C'était!très!bon,!merci Itwasverynice, thankyou. L'addiFon!s'il!vous!plait:thebillplease PeutNon!payer!séparément?!Can we split thebill?
Yoursurvivalsentences Uptothechallenge? 5 Je!cherche...Iamlookingfor... 5 Je! voudrais! essayer! la! robe! dans! la! vitrine Iwouldliketotryonthedress inthewindow. 5 Combien! ça! coûte?! Quel! est! le! prix! de?!howmuchisit?whatistheprice of? 5 Où!sont!les!cabines!d'essayage?!Where arethefitngrooms? 5 Je!le/la!prends?!I lltakeit! 5!J'aurais!besoin!de!quelques!conseils!...! Iwouldneedsomeadvice. 5 AuriezNvous! une! taille...? Would you haveasize...? 5 C est! trop!grand/serré It is too big/ Cght 5 Est! ce! que! vous! auriez! la! taille! au! dessus/en! dessous?! Do you have any bigger/smallersizes?!
MovieTime Uptothechallenge? CheckingoutaFrenchmovieatyourlocalcinemaorhiringaDVDis anothergreatwaytoputyourselfinfrenchmode! Frenchmovieswillgiveyouan opportunitytoworkonyour listeningcomprehensionskills whilstimprovingyourvocabulary. Taketheexerciseabitfurther andwriteafrenchreviewabout eachmovieyouwillbewatching. AfewrecommendaCons: Intouchables,Jeuxd enfants L histoiresembleintéressante/ émouvante/surprenante/plate/ prévisible:thestoryseemsmoving/ surprising/dull/predictable Lespersonnagesprincipauxontl air intrigants/a?achants/ennuyeux:the maincharactersseemintriguing/ likeable/boring L interprétacondesacteursest
FindyourFrenchnextDoor! Uptothechallenge? YourinterestforFrenchlanguagemighthavebeentriggeredbyafriendshipor arelaconshipwithafrenchperson.thisposestheperfectopportunityforyou tocomfortablypracccefrenchwiththatsomeoneyouknow.ifyoudon'tknow anyonefrench,don'tpanic! TheFrenchhavebecomemoreandmore Est!ce!que!les!non!Francophones!peuvent! aussi!parfciper?!cannon5francophonestake mobile,thusarepre?yaccveonsocial networksmakingthemveryeasytofind. part? GoonFacebook,typeFrenchinthename Hate!de!te!rencontrer.Lookforwardto meecngyou ofyourcityandjointhegroup.youcan workonyourfrenchbyreadingtheposts andalsobytakingtopartintheaccvices SentencestousewithyourFrenchfriendsor partner.on!se!retrouve!à!la!maison.i'llsee suggested. youathome(lit:wewillfindeachotherat home)je!te!recupere!i'llpickyouup! Somesentencestointeract: Ca!te!dit!de!prendre!un!verre!ce!soir?!Feellike Tu!as!quelque!chose!de!prévu!ce! weekend?doyouhaveanyplansforthe havingadrinktonight! weekend?
SpeakFrenchinTunes! Uptothechallenge? ListeningtoFrenchmusicwillgiveyouanopportunitytoworkonyour pronunciaconandyourfluencyofspeech.understandingthewordsandnumerous metaphorswillalsohelpyouworkbroadenyourfrenchvocabulary. Go on Youtube and find some French songs by typing 'chansons françaises'. Pick a song with a slow pace, find the lyrics and translacon on Google and youarereadytostart! ListentothearCst spronunciaconfirst, sing along with the music next and compare your pronunciacon to what you hear. For the brave ones, you can findkaraokeversionsonyoutube! HereareafewrecommendaCons: Stromae Formidable, Zaho Je te promets,gregoiretoiplusmoi Keysentences: J'aime!la!mélodie.Ilikethemelody Les!paroles!m évoquent...thelyrics evokeme. Je!trouve!la!voix!du!chanteur/de!la! chanteuse I find the singer s voice Ma! parfe! préferée! est! le! moment! où! elle/il! dit...my favourite part is when(s)hesays