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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Soupe à l'oignon!
Here's another fun, quick video from Tasty: soupe à l'oignon!
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culture,
France,
French,
happiness,
motivation,
Why learn another language
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Trompe l'oeil
Trompe l'oeil, French for "trick of the eye" is an artistic technique that will have you doing double-takes! Take a look at these incredible oeuvres and see for yourself! click here!
Here's a Honda commercial that uses trompe l'oeil!
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France,
French,
happiness,
motivation,
Why learn another language
Monday, April 18, 2016
Monday, April 4, 2016
La Côte d'Azur à Connecticut!
Les amis,
I was out at the Old Navy this past weekend and LOOK WHAT I FOUND:
I was out at the Old Navy this past weekend and LOOK WHAT I FOUND:
O mon dieu! Isn't this quite the coincidence, 8th graders?!
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French,
happiness,
motivation,
Why learn another language
Monday, March 28, 2016
Justin Bieber loves verb conjugation
Here it is, the video I promised you, Justin Bieber conjugating the verb Avoir!
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France,
French,
Funny,
happiness,
motivation,
Music,
Why learn another language
Monday, March 21, 2016
Learning a language - the hilarious side
It's easy to feel self-conscious when learning a language; the words feel so strange the first few (hundred) times you say them! Stick with it and keep putting yourself out there - it's the only way you will learn!
And don't worry about making mistakes because we all do. Just watch my friend Joey give French a try:
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French,
Funny,
happiness,
motivation,
Why learn another language
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Learning a language opens doors
How does learning a language open doors? Well, you already know that LANGUAGE IS A SYSTEM of patterns - it is not random - and once we learn those patterns, we can learn a language more efficiently.
But did you know that those patterns often apply ACROSS languages? That's right! So learning French, Italian, or Spanish now will make learning another language easier because you have a foundation of the patterns!
Here is a quick example comparing Spanish and Arabic:
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Unit Resources
Your Teacher's Favorite Websites
- Online Dictionary
- Pronounce ANY word (French/Spanish)
- French grammar explanations
- Interactive Video Fun (French)
- Useful Websties for Everything
- Discover Current French Music
- EverythingPractice (French)
- Verb conjugation practice forever
- El Perro y El Gato: Online TV Show (Spanish)
- Interactive Video Fun (Spanish)
- Native Speaker Video Interviews (Spanish)
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