23 Wednesday Jan 2013
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Paris – 20th Jan 2013
Belated new year wishes, I hope that 2013 brings love and light to you all.
As the wider scope of weather looks set to stay cold and snowy around Europe at present, I’ve turned my thoughts to snowy days spent in Paris….ah there is just something about Paris in the snow that makes it just as wonderful as it is in Summer!
A walk along the Seine, anyone? 🙂
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p.s don’t forget that we are still on twitter – @UK_French
05 Sunday Aug 2012
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Laura Flessel and Teddy Riner among the French delegation during the London Olympic Games 2012 Opening Ceremony held at the Olympic Stadium in London.
Whilst #TeamGB are currently riding high in the Olympic Medal Count, France are also doing well currently sitting in 5th place. With 4 Gold Medals already won in Swimming, 2 in Judo and 2 in Canoe Slalom; the French are not that far behind Korea and GB.
There’s no doubt that if it had been decided in 2005 that the Olympics 2012 were to be held in Paris it would of been a superb event in the same vein as London.
It’s great to see some French supporters in the crowds at London 2012, and of course the French flag being waved high when the National Anthem, ‘La Marseillaise’, is played. 🙂
#SupportYourTeam by tweeting #FRA and visiting the official London 2012 Olympics homepage for France – http://www.london2012.com/country/france/index.html
Also visit the La Parisien page for the Olympics on their website – http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/JO/jeux-olympiques-londres-2012.php – for the run down in French!
(Image Resource – http://www.zimbio.com/)
26 Saturday May 2012
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Bonsoir Europe!
“Verdict ce soir pour Anggun! La belle Anggun represente France ce soir au mythique concours avec sa chanson <<Echo>>, elle fera tout pour gagner a Bakou, en Azerbaijan.”
“Verdict tonight for Anggun! The beautiful Anggun represents France tonight in the mythical contest with her song <<Echo>>, she will do anything to win in Baku, Azerbaijan.”
21 Monday May 2012
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Anggun is representing France in this years Eurovision Song Contest held in Baku this Saturday. She is already an international star, selling over 2 million album copies Worldwide.
“Up-tempo and ambitious, Echo (You And I) is a song about the very essence of life and love between two people. As Anggun puts it in her song, despite our frenetic modern lifestyles and our consumist obsessions, what really counts and gives our life meaning is “You and I”.” Taken from Eurovision.tv
Bonne chance pour le triomphe le Samedi Anggun! De, thefrenchconnectionuk x
16 Monday Apr 2012
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Alot of R’n’B artists are borrowing Paris’ beauty for their music videos lately…..first American rapper ‘Flo Rida’ and now ‘B.o.B’ ! Check out the links below for some great shots of Paris in all its glory!
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09 Monday Apr 2012
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Spring has sprung…!
Ah, Notre Dame in Spring!
Bonjour! Welcome to 2012 and a new year of blogging for The French Connection UK. Due to other commitments it has been a long absence with updates for the site, but rest assure that a lot of French material is to come your way…..
To kick off this fresh start I HAVE to share with you this beautiful cover of Swedish popstar, Robyn’s, ‘Call your girlfriend.’ The original version is sweet, but I love how this French version by Marie-Mai -‘Sans Cri Ni Haine’, adds even more beauty. Everything sounds better in French, right? 😉
Lyrics are also included on this Youtube vid, so it’s even easier to follow along.
Remember to check out Marie-Mai in the ‘Music’ section also, as she does a superb duet with Canadian pop-rock band Simple Plan.
Bon Appétit!
References – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIfLIDJVhos, http://cucinatestarossa.blogs.com/weblog/2007/04/spring_in_paris.html, http://www.last.fm/music/Marie-Mai
07 Wednesday Dec 2011
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La vie en rose ❤
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03 Saturday Dec 2011
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French Work Everywhere!
This week @ French Class, we studied some simple Prepositions.
Prepositions are words that link both parts of a sentence together. For example, under, in, inside etc.
Here are a few examples of ‘linking’ words in French…
sur – on
sous – under
devant – in front of
dans – in
dedans – inside
en face – opposite
So, here’s an example sentence…..
La souris est sous la table!
The Mouse is under the table!
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01 Thursday Dec 2011
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Just a note of some local theatres that are showing French Films in the coming weeks….
Birmingham Library Theatre
Information can be found via http://www.birmingham-film.org/
Lots of different language films are shown here, in this intimate venue. French films are also supported with English subtitles.
Wolverhampton Lighthouse Theatre
Information can be found via http://light-house.co.uk/
Light House shows some of the best contemporary French Films, throughout the month. They hold lots of cultural events throughout the year, making it another great place for the community.
29 Tuesday Nov 2011
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Whilst browsing some French Music on Youtube the other day, I came across this quite good Girls Aloud French version of their single ‘I Can’t Speak French’, which was released in 2008. It seems that this track was a b-side to the single.
As I’ve probably stated in my ‘Music’ section, I think that listening to French Music is a fantastic was of understanding and learning the language more. So check out the section and give it a go! 🙂
References –
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Girls_Aloud_-_Can%27t_Speak_French.jpg
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