French studies....mmm

I have enrolled myself on an advanced French course with the Open University. (It wasn't an easy decision but I know it's the right one). At times when I have received a letter in French in the post, I have struggled a little to decipher the full meaning of the words...there was a time though I'd reached near fluent level, so I admit although it has become somewhat 'rusty', I still have it 'in me' somewhere, somehow - I hope! (Just as you never forget being able to ride a bicycle or drive a car).

Let me share a couple more pictures taken in Paris many years ago....

Does anyone know the name of this urban type pond of water?

(it was taken I think between the Grande Arche de la Defense & the way to the Arc de Triomphe)

View of Montmartre from the top of the Sacre Coeur

A gigantic stick of rock?

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Vraiment desolee!!

Do please forgive me for not updating in a while...well, since my course is fast approaching I am starting to think how I can brush up on my grammar......in the meantime, I 'treated' myself to a couple of nice things last week. Paris themed storage tin Eiffel Tower design sticky post- its French fabric Last but not least, I found this little cutie tucked away, forgotten I'd had it!! * * * Oh, the family & I went to see The Adventures of TinTin last week at the cinema which I believe to have first appeared in French. Thoroughly enjoyed it! A couple of my French friends Nathalie & Sophie who I keep in contact with have said I am most welcome to vi...

Mais non!

Change of plan - my intention to continue on studying French has been interrupted by the realisation that my current responsibilities/commitments come first with regards to my family and career - so, I have decided to put this plan on hold for the time being. I am disappointed but I know timing is everything, I am studying 2000% for my other language and doing very well in it, getting A's straight through.... This is not goodbye French, hello strange world. Rather it is hello to a fresh start and I hope readers will wish me luck in my endeavours! 'Surveillez cet espace!'

Is your language good enough?

French Proficiency Test Having not spoken French in a few years now , I thought I'd give this test a try. How much French grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension do you know? See if you can beat my personal score of 75% (113 points out of 150)!! To get started, click on the link above. One of the potential professions that I was interested in learning more about during my student years was becoming an interpreter.... I did well in French & Linguistics but, sadly not so well in the interpreting module at university. There are basically two types of interpreting; consecutive and simultaneous and it was the latter that I found extremely challenging. (Generally you sit in a booth and convert the language as it is spoken to you). Are there many fluent speakers of French (learnt as a 2nd or 3rd language) out there? I admit I had achieved near native fluency when I lived in France, but ...

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