by Yolaine Bodin | 22 Sep 2017 | English Language
If you are learning English, maybe you think that so and such are a little confusing. You may sometimes use so instead of such and vice versa. Don’t worry, you are not the only one! I can tell you that I regularly have students in my English classes who...
by Yolaine Bodin | 11 Sep 2017 | French Language
The French word plus can have two different meanings: Plus can mean more, as in: Les gens passent plus de temps sur les réseaux sociaux. (People spend more time on social media.) Elle a mangé ses céréales mais elle en veut plus. (She’s eaten all her...
by Yolaine Bodin | 28 Aug 2017 | Quotes
This is a quotation by Isabelle Adjani. “From the moment we speak a foreign language, our hand and facial expressions, our body language change. We are already someone else.” Isabelle Adjani is a famous French actress born in 1955 in Paris. She is regarded as...
by Yolaine Bodin | 29 Jul 2017 | English-French Vocabulary
It’s summertime, the season where markets showcase their summer fruits. There’s plenty of choice. If you spend the summer in France and enjoy buying fruit from the local market, make sure you know how to say watermelon, peach or...
by Yolaine Bodin | 16 Jul 2017 | English Language
Above and over are two prepositions of place. Both basically mean “higher than” but it is often unclear for learners of English what the difference between above and over is. You will find various ways and lists that explain the difference. It is true that it...
