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Mardi 9 juin 2009
We have reviewed more than 20 tips already. Here are a few more to help you learn French and appreciate your progress.

 1. Find the right teacher and the right class. The right teacher for you is the one who focuses on what you need to learn and will design lessons that are right for you. The right teacher will answer your questions, provide encouragement and address your goals as well as your learning style when designing your lessons.

2 Stay simple until you are very comfortable with simple things. Learn to say things simply and say them well. Feel good about your success when communicating in French.

3 Make manageable lists of vocabulary, phrases or examples; take them with you to review and practice anywhere: in the bus, at lunch, in the park, in the train...

4. Revisit old lists and expressions regularly.

5 Focus on what is relevant to your situation and your needs. If you plan on using French when traveling focus on vocabulary and expressions that you will use readily: buying food, ordering in a restaurant, buying a train ticket, finding lodging etc. Be sure that your instructor knows what you want to study and what will be useful for you. If you use French in your work the practice should be relevant to your situation.

6 Practice situations with dialogues which mirror how you will use the language. 7 Vary the approach practice : listen to audio sources, read, respond orally to prompts, record your voice; read and write, consider online lessons: they provide very focused practice and engage your attention totally.

8. Make time to practice and study. Find someone to practice with between lessons.

9. Smile, keep a relaxed attitude and appreciate your success when people understand you and you respond to questions . I hope these tips help you progress in your learning of French.

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Lundi 1 juin 2009
Personne  can confuse students sometimes. 
  • If it is used as a noun it simply means " a person "
  • if it is used as a pronoun it means "no one, nobody ".

1. personne used as a pronoun:

Il n'y a personne dans la rue                                      There is no one in the street.
Personne n'a répondu                                                 Nobody answered.

2. personne used as a noun (une personne can be feminine or masculine in gender)

Il y a deux personnes dans le magasin                     There are two persons in the store
Il est venu en personne                                                  He came himself
C'est  la méchanceté en personne                              He/she is meanness itself
C'est une belle personne                                               She is a beautiful woman


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Mardi 26 mai 2009
Comment utiliser les expressions négatives? Voici quelques exemples dans les deux langues: never, not  anymore, no one, nothing
How do you use negative expressions? Here are a few examples in both languages: ne jamais, ne plus, ne personne, ne rien

en anglais                                                                      in French
 
  I have never met him                                               Je ne l'ai jamais rencontré

  She never smiles                                                      Elle ne sourit  jamais

  I don't smoke anymore (do not)                             Je ne fume plus


 
    I see no one in the hall                             
{                                                                                     Je ne vois personne dans le couloir
    I don't see anyone


  I have nothing in my bag
{                                                                                     Je n'ai rien dans mon sac
  I don't have anything in my bag



Practice these expressions and create your own examples then send them to info@cevenneslangues.com  or write a commentary.
Entrainez-vous à lire ces expressions,  écrivez vos propres exemples et envoyez-les ou écrivez un commentaire.
Other negative expressions in a future article// D'autres exemples d'expressions négatives dans un prochain article.
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