Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # French Tuition Tunbridge Wells Where learning French is fun, stimulating and rewarding... ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Mon blog](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/blog/) - [Little summer holiday in Burgundy](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/little-summer-holiday-burgundy/) - Bonjour to day 1 of my blog! After a very long and busy year helping lots of students improve their French, for exams or for travel ; after listening to your wonderful stories of how you never cease to enjoy French cheeses, wines, landscapes, people, traditions in France, etc... finally it's my turn to be here!!! - [Les Faiences de Nevers](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/les-faiences-de-nevers/) - Today I visited the workshop (atelier) of the Faïence Bleue house in Nevers. It was my first time witnessing the process of fabrication of a piece, from start to finish (minus weeks of drying and oven time, which required a "here is one I prepared earlier" piece) and I thoroughly recommend the experience. There is - [Dijon, wealthy, magnificent capital of the Dukes of Burgundy](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/dijon-wealthy-magnificent-capital-of-the-dukes-of-burgundy/) - Impossible to tour Burgundy and miss out on its jewel : Dijon. Like a good tourist I walked the cobbled streets ; admired the imposing old medieval houses ; crossed the clean squares lined with gastro-restaurants, the handsome Palais des Ducs de Bourgogne and the Musée des Beaux-Arts ; bought my lunch in Les - [For the discerning francophile....](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/for-the-discerning-francophile/) - . There are those among you –lovers and users of the French language- who are very happy when you can finally reach conversational level and be understood and understand enough in France to have a good time with friends, neighbours, etc… or even to deal with the plumber. For you, spelling is not really an - [Le Musée de la Boissellerie, dans le Haut-Jura](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/le-musee-de-la-boissellerie-dans-le-haut-jura/) - http://museedelaboissellerie.com/ One of the most fascinating and quaint little museums I have visited this year is Le Musée de la Boissellerie (traditional wooden box industry) in Bois d’Amont, in the Haut-Jura. Housed in an old disused sawmill / une scierie, with walls charged with history, this large museum is situated in a small village, surrounded - [Coutumes de fin d’année….](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/coutumes-de-fin-dannee/) - Here is a little text for you to practise your French. This is about our end-of-year celebrations and customs. From exchanging calendars for money, in early December, to the buche for Christmas and the yummy Galette des rois in January. Fin décembre, le facteur et les pompiers passent pour apporter, l’un le nouveau calendrier des - [Il gele!](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/il-gele/) - Oui! Il gèle! It is freezing outside. Every morning! And every morning I scrape off mon pare-brise/windscreen with un grattoir/scraper! That's because I read this article (below) a while back on the dangers of pouring excessively hot water on it, with une fissure/crack as a possible consequence. According to the article, boosting le chauffage/heating and - [C'est la chandeleur!](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/cest-la-chandeleur/) - La chandeleur is the festival of chandelles / candles ; it falls on the 2nd of February each year (40 days after Christmas) and that is when we, French people, eat pancakes. The tradition is a little strange and tirée par les cheveux / far fetched -as we say- as it apparently dates from the - [Le premier eTree de France est dans ma ville!](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/le-premier-etree-de-france-est-dans-ma-ville/) - http://www.lejdc.fr/nevers/loisirs/internet-multimedia/2017/02/17/le-premier-etree-de-france-plante-a-nevers_12287980.html Nevers, in Burgundy, is my home town/ ma ville natale ; this is also where all my family still lives, and so I still visit a few times a year and of course never miss an opportunity to take its pulse.... when something is published in the press! Today an article from Le Journal - [Le marathon de Paris](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/le-marathon-de-paris/) - The 41st Marathon de Paris is happening tomorrow, Sunday 9th of April. This year, more than 60 000 runners /coureurs are expected to take up the challenge / relever le défi on a course that will take them through the centre of the capital / la capitale, starting from Les Champs Elysées and finishing in - [Histoire de legumes....](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/histoire-de-legumes/) - Histoire de légumes! There was a fun question in a game / un jeu, yesterday on the French radio ; the contestants/ les participants had to recall three idiomatic expressions/ idiomes with the name of a vegetable or a fruit/ un légume ou un fruit. They easily won of course, the French language has so - [La Tour Eiffel to have the Mona Lisa treatment](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/la-tour-eiffel-mona-lisa-treatment/) - By the end of next year, the area immediately under and around the legendary Tour Eiffel will have changed a little…. It won’t be quite as we currently know it anymore. 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Memorising them is a good idea, as they do come in handy! *"Il rit jaune" means : He is forcing a laugh. *"Tu enfonces des portes ouvertes" means : You are stating - [Useful links](https://www.cassisfrenchtuition.co.uk/useful-links/) - Useful links These are a few recommendations from Cassis French Tuition, for your enjoyment and lots of practice… Connaissiez-vous l'expression "faire chabrot" ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabrot On a trouvé 52 bonnes nouvelles en 2020 ....Ça s'arrose ! https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/2020-une-annee-noire-oui-mais-nous-avons-trouve-52-bonnes-nouvelles-pour-la-voir-autrement_4202331.html Miam ! Les gougères au fromage ! 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