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Tartuffe

Posted by Admin in Blog, Humorous, Literature, London, Practice, Theatre

If you are looking to practice your French you could head to the French Institute and watch an original new staging of a classical French play. The French Institute’s theatre season En Scène! presents Molière’s Tartuffe in a new adaptation by actor Guillaume Baillart. Molière’s most performed play has the double title of Tartuffe or the Impostor, it satirises self-interested hypocrisy and the power some of us hand over to gurus. Tartuffe is the name of the main character and the play made such an impression when it was first performed in 1664 that the term was quick to pass into everyday language. ‘Tartuffe’ is…read more

Become fluent in 6 months

Posted by Admin in Art, Blog, Language, Practice

Thanks to Mike (currently on the advanced course) for sharing this! If you want to learn fast, I will teach you the essential grammar you need to speak French. Nothing less, nothing more. You will then start practising and building on what you have learnt. Follow Chris Lonsdale’s 5 principals and you will become fluent in 6 months. 1) Focus on language content that is relevant to you: 2) Use your language to communicate from day 1! 3) Focus on the message that is delivered through the language 4) Physicalise the language. Be aware…read more

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