Proverb of the month: "Absence d'une heure et d'un jour compte pour 10 ans en amour" (A one year and a month absence counts for ten years in love). Traditional, unknown origine.

 

Recipe of the month: You like French food? Well, I can't really blame you. But what few people know is that you don't need to be a chef to cook great French dishes. In fact, you can do many "petits plats" with ingredients you'll probably find in your local store.

Our recipes come with a list of vocabulary, so you can't blame language difficulties if the dish doesn't turn out right.

This month: Le clafoutis aux pommes (dessert).

 

Le Petit Vingtième: "Le Petit Vingtième" is the newspaper for which Tintin, the famous Belgian comic character created by Hergé, used to work. In this section we will look at a particular news item from France, analyze it, and understand it step by step with a list of useful vocabulary and comprehension questions. The last part of this section also offers some ideas for class activities (oral and written expression) related to the topic of the article.

This month: Les marchés de Noël en France, une tradition qui dure, et se développe.

 

To come: Portrait of a French town, Caen, in Normandy.

 

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