Monthly Archives: December 2008

When you are Resolute to Wear your French Hat!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: December 31, 2008

Only one day left in 2008… I often wonder “where did time go?”… Many things occurred this past year and I met some wonderful people… most of them are students: Susan, James, Alice, Seema, Jessica, Jay, Jenn… Speaking of my students… Seema and her daughter, Sam, left for India three weeks ago to visit their [...]

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Idéals, Idéaux ou… les deux?…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: December 28, 2008

Now that Christmas is behind us, it is time to get back to our little tests…  But, do not worry, I chose something quite easy for you to do today! We all know the rule saying that most nouns/adjectives ending in -al in French change to -aux when turned into plural. Of course, like any [...]

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They Were Doing so Great!… What about in January?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: December 26, 2008

The end of the year… For me, professionally, it always scares me a little… Why? Because most of my students take at least one week off and they usually do not get any exposure to French during the Holidays. Of course, they always plan to keep up with it… but… do they? Experience taught me [...]

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