French holiday Lessons

If you looking for something to do during the school holidays .I will be running some French lessons for children's at Holland Park from the 3rd to the 5th April. Adult lessons will also be available for adults over the school holidays. The children's lesson will include stories, songs, craft all running in French. The adults lessons will still be running in cafes or another suitable location.Why not get a group of people together to have French lessons ?

contact Let's Speak French for more info 

Let's Speak French Cafe lessons

Café lessons with Let’s Speak French in Brisbane

Let’s Speak French is starting a new year with new locations for cafes lessons. The lessons are designed to make It easier for the students to learn French without the pressure of text books or classroom settings when making it more comfortable to chat in a more relaxed setting. The groups are small so students can enjoy chatting in French and making friends while learning.

The whole idea of learning French for some students is for travel while for others it is to socialise and keep their brain active. No matter the reason you want to learn, learning a language is always fun and useful. Some students may wish to attend private lessons to prepare for their high school test or university exams, or wish to work in a French speaking country where they are required to do the DELF or DALF cc vtest. www.ciep.fr/en/delf-dalf

The locations for lessons are varied to suit the needs of students.

In Kenmore in the western suburbs of Brisbane the French lessons take place at the Lets’ Speak French office where you can enjoy a coffee while learning French.

Monday morning lessons are at café Lagarto  www.cafelagarto.com 5 minutes outside of the Samford village in the Lifestyle Centre located in a peaceful location in a garden setting among the flowers.

The students can enjoy a casual French conversation, make friends while learning new vocabulary in French, some rules or the pronunciation of French words while having a nice cuppa with a piece of cake or a nice fresh healthy juice.

Tuesday morning lessons are at the Flying Nun Café which is located in Samford in the beautiful setting of the old Uniting Church next to this nice retro, antiques shop named Urban Dweller. They do have great choices of healthy fresh juice, coffee and cakes or why not trying their great breakfast while learning some French conversation and useful phrases for your next trip?  www.theflyingnuncafe.com.au

Tuesday lessons take place in the country like surrounding in Anstead at the Hawkes and Crosby Café  www.hawkesandcrosby.com.au in the western suburbs of Brisbane where students could enjoy French lessons on the verandah while sipping on a healthy fresh juice or a nice coffee and delicious cakes.

Wednesday, Thursday mornings and Saturday morning lessons are at the Kenmore office. Friday lunch lessons are in Jindalee or Sinnamon Park local cafés.

The students’ feedback has been positive regarding the French café lessons.

The 10 Best Websites to help you Speak French

Have you been trying to find sites to learn French and find yourself clicking over and over just to realize you wasted you time as the site is not providing you with any tips or ways to learn French ?

You are not alone !! The internet is an electronic jungle where it is easy to get lost.Choosing the right website depends on your needs and your level of French.

To learn French you will need to listen to audio video, French films or even some small film trailers. You need to speak French to improve it. If you can be immersed in a French speaking country it will help you improve your French quicker. Several apps and sites can help you learn how to pronounce words and learn basic structure of phrases so you are able to be understood. Several websites will help you achieve those goals and below I listed some of my favourites.

1. Apprendre le français avec TV5MONDE

A great site with plenty of resources for teachers and students.You will be able to do grammar exercises on-line, watch films or video trailers with transcript. The site is divided in different levels from beginners to advanced.

2. Le Point du FLE

This great website offers many on-line exercises. A mine of resources for teachers and students learning French. This site covers grammar topics as well as culture topic and songs .

3. Podcast Français Facile

I love this site for dialogue and videos with transcript .The videos are made for different levels of French learning. The video topics varies from dialogue at the restaurant to job interview dialogues.

4. Learn French with French today

You will be learning so much visiting this site. This site covers grammar  topics, audio, common expressions in French, French culture and places to visit in France.

5. BBC site MaFrance

Great videos which are set in different parts of France. Lots of repetitions and dialogues written under each videos.

6. Duolingo

This app has been recommended to me over and over again. The students love it as they can listen to the audio and types the correct phrase and the app won't let you move further until you pass the level. 

7. News in slow French

If you find it difficult to listen to the news in French this site is broadcast with slower phrases to help student learners listen to the news.

8. Learn French with Alexa

 This youtube video is so easy to listen and learn French. Alexa is so funny and engaging and makes French easy to learn . 

9. Le toboggan bookstore

This is a book shop that offer multilingual engaging books for  children from so many cultures. This site has a great  variety of books for children in different languages.It is well worth a visit .It enables you to order some great books on-line.

10. Le forum bookstore

This book store provides great variety of books, magazines, games and music for adults and children in French . The books and magazines and all different products can be ordered on-line. 

New Caledonia immersion trip 2017

It is happening! Next year we are going to have a French immersion trip to  New Caledonia in July 2017. It is a great place to visit where you will be able to be immersed in French culture. Only 2 hours flight from Brisbane. This trip will include some daily French lessons.