Student Quote of the Month

"The book is great! And the method works well for me.”

Dites-le parfaitement / Say it perfectly

On va passer un très bon moment.
We’re going to have a very good time.

MEMORY ENHANCEMENT THROUGH DRAWING WITH SABRINA SULE

5 Wednesdays from May 24^th to June 21^st
2 to 3:30 p.m.
$145

A study published by the University of Newcastle, England, shows that learning a new skill such as drawing, changes the response of the brain. Drawing also develops psychomotor skills and hand-eye coordination and forces the brain to work harder. The full article may be viewed at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33505017

What to bring to the class: Charcoal pencil 4B, 2B, HB, 6B (or Pencils 6H, 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B). Eraser. Drawing paper size can be between 9x12" or 18x24" (your choice). Pencil Sharpener.

Sabina Sulé is a professional artist who worked as a set designer from 1994 until 1999 and taught classes at The Academy of Art University from 2004 until 2007. Sabina’s artwork has been displayed at numerous venues in San Francisco, Boston and New York.

Please call (415) 362-3666 to register.

Qui a dit? Who said?

“Il peut y avoir des moments de doute mais l’ambition est quelque chose de sain et il faut apprendre à pousser son corps à l’excès.”

Faites défiler le texte vers le bas pour voir la réponse.

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CONFERENCES IN FRENCH
AT THE FRENCH CLASS

Improve your oral comprehension and learn vocabulary through short articles, games and videos. Our conferences are very interactive with a lot of conversation and fun activities.
Presented in French by Laurence Delahaye.
Best for levels 5 to 8.
$20
Please call (415) 362-3666 to register.

Paris pour les enfants

This conference is offered 3 times: 

- Tuesday, June 7 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. 

- Thursday, June 9 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. 

- Saturday, June 11 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.

Paris: Le Marais

This conference is offered 3 times. 

- Tuesday, June 14 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. 

- Thursday, June 16 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. 

- Saturday, June 18  from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. 

Understanding French movies - 
it gets better with practice!

See our previous articles about slang and French movies in our back issues of The French Class Newsletter.

Marius (2013). In French with English subtitles (sous-titres). This is a remake of the famous Pagnol’s trilogy (Marius, Fanny and Cesar) taking place in Marseille. A delightful movie with and by Daniel Auteuil.

Here are a few expressions you will hear in this movie:
 

- A quoi tu penses? What are you thinking about?

- Peut-être à toi. Maybe about you.

- Menteur! Liar!

- Tu me paies le café? Are you buying me coffee?

- Si nous buvons tout gratis, il ne restera rien pour les clients. If we drink everything for free, there won’t be anything left for the customers.

- Si tu as voulu me faire un affront, tu as réussi. If you wanted to insult me, you succeeded.

- Il a fallu que j’atteigne l’âge de 32 ans avant que mon père me donne son dernier coup de pied au derrière. I had to wait until I was 32 years old before my father gave me his last kick in the butt.

- Ayez des enfants pour qu’ils vous empoisonnent l’existence! Have children and they’ll ruin your life!

- La spécialité de la maison. The house special.

- D’abord, tu mets un tiers de Curaço. First, you put one third of Curaço.

- Ensuite, un tiers de citron, un peu plus gros. Then one third of lemon, a little bigger.

- Et un bon tiers de Picon. And a generous third of Picon.

- Et à la fin, un tiers d’eau. And in the end, one third of water.

- Ça fait 4 tiers. It makes 4 thirds.

- Exactement! J’espère que tu as tout bien compris. Exactly! I hope you understood everything.

- Oui mais dans un verre, il n’y a que 3 tiers. Yes, but in a glass there are only 3 thirds.

- Mais non imbécile, ça dépend de la grosseur des tiers. Of course not stupid, it depends on the size of the thirds.

- Et non, ça ne dépend pas. Même dans un arrosoir, on ne peut mettre que 3 tiers. No, it doesn’t depend. Even in a watering can, one can only put 3 thirds.

- Alors explique-moi comment j’ai pu mettre 4 tiers dans ce verre! So explain to me how I was able to put 4 thirds in this glass!

- C’est de l’arithmétique. It’s arithmetic.

- De l’aritmétique! Alors quand on ne sait plus quoi dire, on change de sujet! Arithmetic! So when one doesn’t know what else to say, one changes the subject!

Pronunciation Quick Fix...

$20 for a one-on-one 25-minute practice to improve your pronunciation. Schedule your pronunciation quick fix before or after your class. Call us now at (415) 362-3666 or just come to the front desk to make an appointment.

Un verbe à la fois!

One verb at a time!

See what you can say with a very simple verb…

Rent an apartment in Paris

Great locations, rates and management. The French Class students get a discount.
Contact: rothray@rothray.com

Trouvez la préposition correcte 

1. Assieds-toi ______ côté _____ moi.

2. Asseyons-nous _______ ce banc.

3. Asseyez-vous _______ ce fauteuil.

4. _____ ce moment, j’ai beaucoup de travail.

5. _____ moment où il est arrivé, je suis partie.

6. _____ ce moment là, j’avais un vélo et pas de voiture.

7. _____ le moment, j’attends d’avoir de ses nouvelles.

8. Il est arrivé _____ dernier moment.

Voir les réponses plus bas. See answers below

Faites défiler le texte vers le bas ou cliquez sur la clé pour voir les réponses.
Scroll down or click the key to see the answers.

Learn French From Your Home Or Office

Learn French face to face with your teacher on SKYPE, just like in a classroom. Skype is FREE and VERY easy to install and use.
Go to the Private Lessons page on our website for more details and rates, or call us at (415) 362-3666. 

Quelques phrases utiles /
A few useful sentences

Est-ce que vous en avez un autre?
Do you have another one?

Est-ce que vous en avez d’autres?
Do you have more?

Rent...

our large conference room for your professional events

Great rate. Up to 28 people. Very convenient downtown location. 

A Simple Fact To Learn More French

If you learn one simple sentence in French every day, you will learn 365 French expressions in a year.  For example: 

Je n’ai pas encore fini.
I haven’t finished yet.

Read The French Class Newsletter and learn hundreds of expressions per year, for free! Keep reading! Keep learning!

Un petit peu de grammaire /
A little bit of grammar

Le subjonctif

Je ne crois pas qu’il me comprenne.
I don’t think he understands me.

Je ne crois pas qu’il m’ait compris.
I don’t think he understood me.

Je suis content(e) qu’elle parte en vacances le mois prochain.
I am happy she is going on vacation next month.

Je suis content(e) qu’elle soit partie en vacances le mois dernier.
I am happy she went on vacation last month.

If you would like to perfect your French and improve quickly, grammar is the way to go! 
Visit our website at www.frenchclass.com.

Your Victory of the Month

Keeping a positive attitude while learning will help you learn faster and will also make learning so much more pleasant! Save a few minutes every day to open your French book and review what you just learned. Set small goals. For example, learn how to say one sentence:
Je vais bientôt partir en vacances!
I am going to go on vacation soon!

ALBERTINE RETROUVEE

For a long time, the City of New York went without a French bookstore. Then came Albertine, named after the Marcel Proust character from A la Recherche du temps perdu. Conviently located at 972 5^th Avenue across from Central Park, on the first floor of the French Embassy, Albertine, with its authentic smell of paper, wood and leather, is a warm, cozy and inviting place for book lovers. Don’t miss the upper floor with its exquisite ceiling and confortable sofas. Rare editions are in the back. There is also a children’s corner where kids will come across their favorite BD (comic books). Non French speakers can also find English translations of famous French novels or bilingual versions. If you don’t plan to go to the Big Apple any time soon, you may want to visit www.albertine.com.

My French 2 Cents

Have your own French tutor for 2 cents per day!

Here is how it works in 4 easy steps:

• pay $7.30 for a one-year subscription to this amazing program
• receive a welcome email
• send your questions to the e-mail address you are given
• receive a prompt answer

It is that easy!

FIVE-DAY INTENSIVE COURSE
FROM AUGUST 22 to 26

Get $25 off by signing up before Monday, August, 15: $275.
Regular price: $300.

Not available 5 days is a row? Sign up per day for $65.

Please sign up early by calling us at 415.362.3666.

All levels are offered, separately of course, except Level 8. 

Classes are offered in the morning (9 to 11:30), or in the afternoon (1 to 3:30), or in the evening (6 to 8:30). 

Elementary Levels use one of our books from the series "Devour French" and focus on conversation. The intensive works best for students who want to review their previous elementary level and incorporate what they’ve learned in a conversation practice. It is also possible to take the intensive in order to get a taste of the next level up. 

Levels 6 and 7 will receive handouts for each topic: Vocabulary. Grammar (includes pronouns, prepositions, verb tenses). Conversation. 

The material is different every time, so you can repeat the intensive as often as you'd like. 

Restriction: No refunds or credits after Thursday, August 18. No exceptions.

FORWARD, NO MATTER WHAT!

A seminar for stubborn women

Facilitated in English by Dominique Brémond,

Saturday, May 21, 2016
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sliding scale $5 to $25

The French Class Meet Up

Learn more French everyday on our two Facebook pages

Qui a dit? Who said? La réponse

“Il peut y avoir des moments de doute mais l’ambition est quelque chose de sain et il faut apprendre à pousser son corps à l’excès.” “There may be moments of doubt but ambition is healthy and we have to learn how to push our body beyond its limits.”

Aurélie Dupont, first dancer (danseuse étoile), the new director of the Paris Opera Ballet and the first woman in this position. 

Les réponses :

Trouvez la préposition correcte

1. Assieds-toi à côté de moi. Sit down next to me.

2. Asseyons-nous sur ce banc. Let’s sit down on this bench.

3. Asseyez-vous dans ce fauteuil. Sit down in this armchair.

4. En ce moment, j’ai beaucoup de travail. Right now, I have a lot of work.

5. Au moment où il est arrivé, je suis partie. The moment he arrived, I left.

6. A ce moment là, j’avais un vélo et pas de voiture. At that time, I had a bike and no car.

7. Pour le moment, j’attends d’avoir de ses nouvelles. For the time being, I’m waiting to hear from him/her.

8. lI est arrivé au dernier moment. He arrived at the last minute.

French Lessons Online

You moved away?
Please keep in touch, keep speaking French!

• You can continue studying French with us on line with Skype. Learn more about it.
• You may still benefit from reading new quick tips every month. 

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2016

8-week classes
 

The first and last days of class vary, depending on the class you attend.

Monday May 2 to Saturday June 25

Monday June 27 to Saturday August 20

Monday August 29 to Saturday October 22 

Monday October 24 to Saturday December 17 

Intensives

5-Day Intensive courses - August 22 to 26 - All levels offered (separately)

4-Day Intensive courses - December 19 to 22 - Conversation for all levels

Annual Holiday Party 

Friday, December 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Food, drinks, music, raffle and good company with all of The French Class students and friends. Children are welcome.