Dying to speak French fluently?
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Five tips to improve your French~
- 1. Travel to French speaking countries as often as possible
- 2. Sign up for French tutoring from a native speaker
- 3. Watch one DVD in French each month
- 5. Attend a Language Immersion Program
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Tip #1 TRAVEL TO FRANCE! www.sidestep.com has some very attractive prices this year for anyone headed to FRANCE
Buffalo-Paris Round trip
6/7-6/24 $788
7/7-7/24 $774
8/7-8/24 $774
9/7-9/24 $558
- Tip #2 My Personal Language Tutor (www.myplt.com) allows you to learn foreign languages over the internet by hiring native speaking tutors who provide one-on-one lessons using Skype. This innovative company provides language learning in Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and of course in FRENCH. One of my friends, Joan, has a one hour lesson every other week with a college tutor from Paris. Parlez-vous francais? Mais oui!
- Tip # 3 Watch one French film a month (en francais!)
Le Grand Bleu- A Luc Besson film
 This classic charts the competition and friendship of
real-life champions Jacques Mayol and Enzo
Maiorca. The action is divided into two timelines - the
nascent rivalry between the two divers as children, and (as adults) their final
competition at the world free-diving championships at the Sicilian town of Taormina.
One viewer wrote: "A captivating film that appears
almost magical with a fine performance by Jean-Marc Barr. Watch and allow yourself to be taken on a magical
journey into and through a man's heart and soul."
Tip #4 French Word a Day Perchance, while shopping for a new home
share in the south of France,
I met up with one of my favorite Maison Bleue owners from Iowa. Robert looks the French part, from his slender build, great French
accent, and even the way he casually sports a scarf. I digress.
After sharing a meal and some stories, I learned that
this wine importer toured the fairly new wine estate of
Krisin Espinasse's husband, Jean Marc. For those of you who haven't read Kristin's book "Lessons
in Love and Language from the South of France" Ms. Espinasse also has an engaging
website: French Word a Day
A sample from today:
la toile (twal) noun, feminine
1. cloth, canvas
2. web
3. 'les toiles' = sails (boat, windmill)
Le temps, c'est la toile dont je suis � la fois l'araign�e et la mouche.
Time, it is the web in which I am at once the spider and the fly. --Jacques
Lesourne
- Tip #5 Don't miss your chance to immerse yourself in this WONDERFUL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, Les Secrets du Bonheur, in Marcillac, France. I had a chance to meet the owner, Hanneke Herbert, and she is fantastic. Best of all, this is a slam dunk deal at only 500 Euros per person per week including lodging. Your French is sure to leap ahead!
Bookings from Saturday-Saturday
3 hours tutoring each morning Traditional French lunch Afternoon excursions to practice speaking and to meet local artisans from the Auvergne
This price is based on double accommodations with a minimum of 4 and maximum of 6 students.
Tel: 001 33 565 48 88 31
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If the idea of a home share in Provence sounds appealing...that is where I'm headed today.
Let me know if this may be of interest~
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Your family or friends may want to learn about International Property Shares- fractional properties in France and Mexico since 1988- Ginny Blackwell (001) 585 905-0849
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