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tram

The town of St. Etienne in central France has always kept its tram system

Easter bunny

The Easter Bunny rides again! Seen in a Choclaterie in Le Puy, this giant Easter Bunny was for sale, riding his moped full of Easter goodies!

stork

Mother Stork guards her nest on a tree top.

vache

La vache à clochette is a feature on the grassy mountain slopes of the Jura mountains, away from the tourists.


 
Information and Lessons

Beginners - Class 1
Intermediate - Class 2
Advanced Intermediate - Class 3

Avancés - Class 4

If you find a file not linked please advise the Tutor.

Février - February

le 2 février: la Chandeleur -
2nd February: la Chandeleur

Autrefois, c'était la fête des chandelles - on allumait des bougies. Aujourd'hui on mange des crêpes.
In the olden days, this was the Feast of Candles, people used to light candles. Today, people eat pancakes.
Saviez-vous? Quand on mange des crèpes il faut boire du cidre.
Did you know? It's the custom to drink cider when you at pancakes.

Les vacances de neiges pour les écoliers
The "snow holidays" for school children

2 semaines de vacances mi-trimestre pour les écoliers, les étudiants. On part pour faire du ski à la montagne.
2 weeks of holidays mid term during the Spring term. Many people head off for ski-ing holidays.
le 14 février: la Saint-Valentin
14th February - Valentine's Day
La fête des amoureux. On s'envoie des cartes.
The day for those in love. People send cards to each other.

Something to keep you amused for when la prof will be en vacances.
Answers are with each lesson.

Une classe très douée!
Des poèmes de la Classe 3 sur les escargots!

ESCARGOTS


 


Class 1. Beginners - Lesson Plans

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track.
27 January:1 26 A Introduction. We completed Culture, ex 1,2,3,4 and 7. HW ex 6,
3 February: NO LESSON FOR YOU TODAY
10 February
17 February:
24 February:

REVISION.


Class 2. Intermediate Lesson Plans

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track.
Old files: 1 25 I Mantraps Verbs and 1 25 J Chantal démenage and 1 25 K

Online revision 2026

27 January:2 26 A Revision We completed ex 1,2 and 3. HW ex 3.
3 February: NO LESSON FOR YOU TODAY
10 February
17 February:
24 February:

REVISION
Passé composé 1 Passé Composé 2 Passé Composé 3
Click here for useful links


Class 3 - Advanced Intermediate

* Please remember that lessons continue when you are absent. So keeping up with the homework helps you to keep track.
Old files: 2 25 I Reflexive Verbs 2 25 J Témoinage de Véronique
Revision file: Online revision 2026

27 January:NO LESSON FOR YOU TODAY
3 February:
10 February
17 February:
24 February:

Judy's great adjective list. Click here
Click here for useful links

Click here for useful links


Class 4 - Avancés Lesson Plans

27 January:NO LESSON FOR YOU TODAY
3 February:
10 February
17 February:
24 February:

REVISION
Subjunctive mood

Click here for useful links

LINKS

Class1 and 2 Links

Numbers
Counting numbers
Numbers again! 1 to 100 -clear pronunciation.
Numbers - Listening.
A song for French Numbers!

Telling the time

1. Click for lots of different listening/games quizzes and activities.
2. Click for a selection of listening activities
3. Play with a clock in French!
4. Beat the clock game in French for telling the time!

Les fêtes en France
the special days in each month. Bilingual file
Pronunciation and Listening, easy vocab.
Le Point du Flé
A french site with some useful listening and other exercises for "débutants".

REVISION
Clothes


 
 

Latest News!

Classes at the Masonic Community Centre, 3rd Avenue, Caloundra.


Classes 1 and 2: restart 27 January - replacement as no lesson for you on 3 Feb

Classes 3 and 4: restart 3 February


Books for classes in 2026.

Class1 :
Façon de Parler 1. Aries and Debney. Coursebook Edition 6

Class 2 :
Façon de Parler 2. Aries and Debney. Coursebook Edition 5


Comment une jeune fille morte dans la Seine est devenue une fille aux lèvres les plus embrassés du monde


La dame à la licorne.
Version française.English Version


Futur Simple

June's great list of irregular Future stems.


Excellent site for all levels, Beginners to Advanced.
Listening, Reading skills. You can select your own level of learning. Transcripts of listening materiel.
French TV Channel 5


By popular request

Pronunciation exercises

No.1. No. 2. No.3. No.5

No. 6 No.7 No. 8. No. 9


Good manners for French kids. Collected by Barb from a plate in Printemps in Paris

new
French Linguistics
- excellent site, easy to negotiate for those grammar questions you might have. Suitable for all levels

Very useful VERB site. 100 most common verbs, Tips for masculine and feminine, themed vocabulary lists, quizzes etc.


Towns in France.
Visit the new pages on some interesting French towns.



What are French kids eating at the school cantine ?
Click here to find out! You'd be amazed!


France the tourist never sees
See Bryan and Val's Blog for cost of living in France.


new

Song about Paris by Rayna

 


An itinerary for Paris

Visiting Lyon

Find out lots about Lyon. Click here!

Find out about French bread and croissants. Click here.


Links to French newspapers newspaper

Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes A little look at Nouméa and its news.
Le Parisien Daily national - not too hard to read.
France Soir Daily national - not too hard to read.
Ouest France Daily national
"Les clés d'actualité" good for reading practice -short articles, easy read.

tricolore


Interesting Links

new Les Français, champions du fromage!
All about the cheeses you'll find in France!


Tour de France fans? Here is a great site to learn the Tour language!


Accents on a regular keyboard

Accents on a notebook

Adjectives
which ones go in front? Which ones change in meaning depending on position? And more!


Class 3 Links

new Passé Composé by request:
Basic regular verbs
Irregular verbs
Verbs that use être
Revision - all types
More of the same!

Useful home vocabulary and links to a huge range of themes
useful listening and pronunciation
GCSEBitesize:
many theme related listening and other activities at various levels.
Le Point du Flé
A French site with many useful listening and other exercises
Future Tense
Extra practice with this tense.

Class 4 Links

Telephone conversations and making arrangements from the BBC.
CSEBitesize:
many theme related listening and other activities at various levels.
Le Point du Flé
A French site with many useful listening and other exercises


Class Information


Tuesdays.
BYO cup, exercise book and pen.

Venue Fee: $75 per year

Pause-café kitty: $5

Class 3
Advanced Intermediate

8.30 to 10.30am


Wild daffodils in the Auvergne

Perouges near Lyon

Typical chalet in the village of Morteau, Doubs.


Bev's special Tarte aux Oignons

Bev's recipe for Clafoutis Miam miam!

David & Dawn's Pets de Nonne.

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