Learn French North Cornwall

Bonne année à toutes et à tous 🥳

Just a little note to say that we're starting back this coming week, so please get in touch if you'd like to join us either for a group class or for a private session. I will leave the groups open for a couple more weeks, so you're welcome to ask questions and have a bit more time to consider the different options available.

🎲📖🎥 I'll be continuing to host a regular games night, which has been a great source of fun and community over the winter and also a book and film club, so please get in touch if these are of interest.

Que votre année soit remplie de bonheur, de paix et de bonne santé.

Amy 😊🇹🇩🗼

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Wishing you all un très Joyeux noël! 🥳🥂 Looking forward to starting our French online groups and private classes again in January. We've all had such a blast this year. All levels available. Day and evening options. Gift vouchers also available 🎁 Get in touch for more details 🎄❄️ 😄

Some words from current and past students:
"Love your classes and I'm learning so much."
"A great range of subjects covered and lots of conversational French."
"Amy has been my French teacher for a couple of months now and I couldn't be happier - clearly I improved massively. She is very patient and tries her best to tailor-made the classes in a way that is suitable for my profile. Classes always are as fun as it can be (with music or games) and has fair amount of grammar. And in the end of each class, she shares all the notes and vocabulary on my email. I strongly recommend her!"
"I have been working with Amy since February 2019. I was initially apprehensive about online tutoring and I felt nervous about having another crack at conquering French after (many) failed attempts.
As it turns out, I shouldn't have been worried at all. Amy really is a superb teacher and I am growing in confidence in my ability to learn French. New grammatical rules, verb conjunction and the passé compos é are all small fry thanks to Amy. True, my speaking and listening requires improvement but with Amy I am confident in what I can say and know that I will continue to grow and learn week by week. Whenever I am struggling, Amy breaks down each syllable of every word and repeats it with me. This has helped me enormously. Amy also structures the lessons around my interests as well as around my strengths and areas for improvement.
In conclusion, I would recommend Amy wholeheartedly to anyone who is looking to learn or improve French. Amy is a natural teacher; she is reliable, friendly and dedicated to her students. She has a whole wealth of knowledge and is extremely patient- thank god!
I look forward to working with Amy as I continue my learning journey."
"Amy has been great with my two kids in their lessons (aged 8 and 6). They are really enjoying the sessions and Amy always comes up with new and interesting ways for them to learn - thank you."
"Amy has been a French tutor for both me and my 11 year old daughter for the last month. My daughter had dropped French at school as she did not enjoy it. Amy is a very calm and patient tutor and has various ways of teaching the subject which I think is really important. She has helped both me and my daughter to learn French and it has really made me realise how important it is to have a tutor in order to progress with the language. My daughter is now really taking an interest in a subject she would have otherwise not have continued with and this is a direct result of having Amy as our tutor. Thanks Amy, your a star ⭐️"
"My son is really enjoying his lessons with Amy , and we are certain that he will achieve the grade he wants in his exams next year !"
"Amy is a very professional tutor. She is also patient and understanding. I would recommend her fo this particular course in particular. Thanks."
"Very friendly and easy to talk to, Amy has made my learning a fun and engaging process. I've had trouble in the past keeping focused on the daunting task of learning a new language but Amy has introduced a lot of ways to stay interested in learning and to keep progressing."

Le Père Noël arrive ce soir

My favourite French Christmas album of all time is Ginette Reno's Noël avec Ginette Reno - 1969 (which you can find easily also on youtube and spotify). Here's one that we were singing in class last night🥳 lyrics in the comments below if you'd like to hold your own French singalong. Great for learning vocab and sentence structure 🎄❄️⛄️

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Ne me quitte pas - Ayo - Iggy Pop - Fabrice Eulry - http://www.fabriceeulry.com

Je suis surprise 😊 Iggy Pop chante la chanson classique française de Jacques Brel ' Ne me quittes pas' ...

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A Desirable Future | An Horizon for 2030

Comment sera le monde en 2030? 🌎 ❔

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Salut tout le monde,

For those of you that have yet to meet me in person, here I am in my little beach town on the South-west coast of England. I've had the pleasure of teaching French classes and courses for over 10 years now and enjoy it very much, having taught not only privately but also for Cornwall Council and various language schools. My style is relaxed and is really about finding what connects you to and inspires you about the French language and culture, so that you have fun learning and will continue to immerse yourselves throughout your week. This learning immersion is further aided by my homework emails, packed full of relevant and inspiring exercises and media content.

** There are a few final spots left on my following courses:
Improvers: Tuesdays @ 6pm gmt
Beginners: Wednesdays @ 3pm gmt

***Private classes are available too, so please get in touch for more details.

Stay safe and well ☺️

A très bientôt,

Amy

Image: Fin des vacances, c'est la rentrée des classes 2015 ! | Humour ...

Mais oui... Les vacances ne sont pas éternelles, bien malheureusement ;o)

.. but we can keep the fun going in other ways!

Here is my Online Group Course schedule for this term:

Beginners Daytime: Wednesdays 3pm (starting 23rd Sept) **
Beginners Evening: Wednesdays 7.30pm (starting 23rd Sept) **

Improvers Daytime: Thursday (starting 24th Sept) **
Improvers Evening: Tuesday (starting 22nd Sept) **

** With a quick chat first to gauge your level, these courses will still be open to join up to 2 weeks after the start date and the fee changed accordingly.

Please get in touch for more details.

Here is some further helpful info about the courses:

- A homework email will be sent out after each class full of fun and inspiring exercises, media links and cultural tidbits to keep you learning, immersed and enthused throughout your week.
- The classes will be held on Zoom. I will help you to download and navigate if unfamiliar (it's very user-friendly).
- They will consist of a 10 week term, observing school holiday breaks, for those with little ones.
- Each class will be 90mins, consisting of 3-6 students only.
- The cost of each course is £150 (£15 per class). I'm happy for this to be paid in installments if needed.

Looking forward to helping you on the next leg of your French language adventure!

Image: Fin des vacances, c'est la rentrée des classes 2015 ! | Humour ... Found on Google from pinterest.ca

***Info about upcoming online courses***

Bonjour tout le monde :)

I hope you've all been having some wonderful summer moments despite the current restrictions and challenges. I know a lot of you won't have had your usual time in France this year but not to worry, your opportunities for further French speaking practice and culture immersion is not in the least bit lost for the coming year.

Other than my Adult Education courses for Cornwall Council and private classes, I've decided to run some more online group courses this year. I'll be keeping the numbers very low: 3-6 people only, as I want to be able to see and hear you all and give you as much 121 time and feedback as possible.

I'll be running an Absolute Beginners class, an Experienced Beginners class and an Improvers class. These classes all come with a fun and helpful weekly email full of resources to keep you immersed and learning throughout the week. How much you do is totally up to you however, we all have different workloads and availability, so there's never any pressure.

The BEGINNERS CLASS will be a step by step progressive class to enable you all to be confidently getting to know the French basics. This will include introducing yourself, looking at themed vocabulary around everyday life, our professions, age, weather, numbers, french culture as well as the practical things of how to order drinks, and food in restaurants, ask for directions and tickets for events and travel. We will do this by using all kinds of resources including role play, games, grammar exercises, videos and music.

The EXPERIENCED BEGINNERS class will have a lot more basic conversation practice and role play. We will explore popular daily life practical themes and discuss these in the group and in pairs, for half the class and explore necessary and relavent grammar points for the second half. This is a really great way for me to get to know exactly where you're at and to help correct gaps in knowledge and pronunciation as we go along. The closest things to a 121 in a group setting as you can get, with the advantage of practicing with peers.

The IMPROVERS class will have a more in depth, flowing and experienced conversation practice and role plays. Here we will discuss some daily practicalities but also hold a space for more cultural themed discussion, developing language and ease around sharing personal experiences, feelings and thoughts. We will explore popular themes and discuss these in the group and in pairs for half the class and explore grammar points for the second half. This is a really great way for me to get to know exactly where you're at and to help correct gaps in knowledge and pronunciation as we go along. The closest things to a 121 in a group setting as you can get, with the advantage of practicing with peers.

With all the classes, there will be a wide range of fun educational media and resources, that will be expanding, inspirational and very relavent to you. My speciality accrued, from over a decade of teaching, is to create a space of easeful and fun learning, where everyone is welcome and has the support to improve greatly. By making sure that you have the right inspirational materials, the learning happens by itself and there is no need for any huge effort or stress. I have helped students that have almost given up, unable to find something that worked for them but also people with learning disorders, brain injuries and mental health difficulties. My experience, patience and resolve to support and help my students is vast, so do come and join in, wherever you're at in your French learning journey.

The classes will be £15 per class (1 hour 45mins), either all to be paid in full at the start of the term, or by a payment plan, over the duration of the course. There will be a daytime and an evening option for all three classes during the week and these will be starting in the second week of September. Please get in touch with your schedule preferences while the groups are still forming. Exact dates will be posted shortly.

A très bientôt :)

Amy

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Coronavirus updates: French citizens ordered to stay in their homes, as Canada closes borders to foreigners – live news

Wishing you and your loved ones safe passage through this challenging time. Stay safe and well 🌏💚🌎

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French Expression of the Day: Avoir le cafard

As-tu le cafard chéri? It's great to learn a few French expressions from day one. We can get so thrown by them, when reading or in conversation, as we can't literally translate them, even if we know the right vocab involved. We're translating, translating... doing super well, following along nicely (phew) and then bam! Really? Do I have the cockroach? Ahhhh and we're lost again...! My advice is not to learn too many in one go, maybe one, every one or two weeks and then use it in a piece of writing. You'll also see them in texts or films you're already working on, so take note and don't just forget straight away, put them in a special place in your workbook and have a look back through from time to time.
They will make you sound more like a local :)

French Expression of the Day: Avoir le cafard Want to tell a French friend that you're not in the best of spirits? Then this is the expression for you.

Meilleurs films français

Some film watching inspiration this weekend from Allociné Cinemas... All the biggest films new + old: http://www.allocine.fr/film/meilleurs/pays-5001/

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😄 Ces enfants alors...

In France, ancient forests are resurging, growing bigger every year

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In France, ancient forests are resurging, growing bigger every year France's forests are even creeping up on their major cities.

Florent Pagny - Ma Liberté De Penser

I've been covering this song in one of my Adult ed Council classes this week, very apt for this time in the UK and it's tax returns! This singer is very well known in France and like many stars does not like to pay taxes, so much so that he moved to Patagonia and wrote this song. It's reminding my of my Uni days in Toulouse tonight... many moons ago 😊👂🎧🎸🥁🎼

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Bonsoir tout le monde,

Life got very busy and I had to take a little break from this page over the last few months. I hope to be able to start posting a little more often again. Je vous souhaite tous un merveilleux 2020, plein d'amour, de bonheur et bien sur, beaucoup de progrès en français! Many thanks for your continued presence here 🗼🇫🇷💛🎊🥂🌈💃🙌

Someone just sent me the below... for those in need of some silliness on this wintry day... 😊

This notice was found in a French church:

En entrant dans cette église, il est possible que vous entendiez l'appel de Dieu.
Par contre, il n’est pas susceptible de vous contacter par téléphone.
Merci d'avoir éteint votre téléphone.
Si vous souhaitez parler à Dieu, entrez, choisissez un endroit tranquille et parle lui.
Si vous souhaitez le voir, envoyez-lui un SMS en conduisant.

English Translation:

It is possible that on entering this church, you may hear the Call of God.
On the other hand, it is not likely that he will contact you by phone.
Thank you for turning off your phone.
If you would like to talk to God, come in, choose a quiet place and talk to him.
If you would like to see him, send him a text while driving.

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Counting to 100 in French with a NYC Cabbie

Having trouble counting in French? You're not alone 😂🇧🇶🔢🤪
This is a jokey video but he does actually quite cleverly point out all the difficult stumbling areas within the French number spectrum, which is very helpful!
**A little hint: Always note down the difficulties and challenging pattern changes soon after engaging with a new French subject and learn them super well. Language is all about patterns and so ask yourself; what doesn't follow the same pattern and throws you each time? Change up the method of learning too, so as not to get thrown when confronted with a different format. Do this by testing yourself in different ways. For example when number learning, test yourself with phone numbers, listening to people describe their address, flashcard games, a friend drilling you or simply translating all the numbers that come into view today, on the street, on menus, in conversation. There are loads of exercises online too which I will include below in the chat box 👇👇 Et surtout, amusez-vous bien! What are these in French? 12 34 56 79 85 92

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