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03
Feb

We’re in Français Voie Active!

· | reading · writing

One of the original mind maps created by French My Way is now published in the 2nd edition of Français Voie Active 3 by Belgium publishers VAN IN! Since 1883, VAN IN has dedicated herself almost exclusively to the production of textbooks and teaching materials. Today VAN IN is the […]

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19
Mar

Bonne Semaine de la langue française et de la Francophonie

· · · | culture · listening · reading · speaking · writing

Happy French language and Francophony week (18-26 March 2017)… … can you believe it’s the 22nd edition?! What is this week about? Organized every year around March 20th, the International Francophonie Day (French: Journée internationale de la Francophonie), the week is about celebrating the richness of the French language and […]

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07
Jan

La Galette des Rois – A cake made for a king!

· · · · · · · | culture · listening

One of the traditions in France for every new year is to eat (and share) “une galette des rois” otherwise known as “a king’s cake”. The galette des rois is traditionally eaten and shared at Epiphany, on 6 January, which celebrates the arrival of the Three Wise Men in Bethlehem. […]

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01
Jan

10 unique ways to say Happy New Year in French

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Happy New Year! Bonne année et bonne santé! This is the simplest way to wish someone a great year as we usher in 2017. But what if you want to send a more meaningful, philosophical, funny, interesting or unique message? Here are some other ways to email, tweet, sms, Facebook, […]

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13
Dec

Bonnes Fêtes and other useful French greetings for this holiday season

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It’s the holiday season and it’s always good to know a few easy French phrases if you’re heading to France or planning to go to “une soirée” for Christmas or New Year’s with French speakers. Here are some greetings and phrases to keep an ear out for… and try to […]

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09
Jan

“Je suis Charlie”

No Tags | culture · reading

If you’ve been following international news this week, you’ll have heard that gunmen stormed a popular satirical newspaper and killed 12 people including police. While we don’t want to join the obviously emotional discussion on the freedom expression, what we want to focus on is how one phrase seemed to […]

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19
Nov

Three ways to language hack your brain

· | listening · reading · speaking · writing

A few months ago, we stumbled upon an amazing video on the Science of Memory by Gabriel Wyner, an American opera singer who learned French in 5 months. In the video, Wyner provides an interesting account of how and why we memorize words and concepts. In August, he released “Fluent […]

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11
Nov

Movember et le classment des barbes

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It’s that time of the year… Movember… a time to raise awareness about and change the perception on men’s health. We found this cute graphic about the type of beards and facial hair men can have. En France, un homme sur deux la porte. 47% des français se taillent la […]

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03
Nov

Are you brave like Zuck?

· | speaking

If you weren’t aware, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg shocked and pleased the audience recently when he gave a Q&A in Mandarin during a dialogue in China. He posted the video on his Facebook page and it’s a great example that you’ll only get so far learning a language if you […]

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14
Oct

Two new places in/around Geneva to find our book

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Friends! It’s official, as of October, our This is NOT a Normal French Book is now available in two book stores in and around Geneva. One of the biggest bookshops in Geneva, Payot Chantepoulet was happy to receive our book and is now showcasing it in the store. It’s the […]

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