SPRING IS IN FULL SWING!

Dear students,

It is time to invite the spring indoors. Open the windows and let the spring sun in! You certainly know that drawer that's full of everything and anything. You have an entire cupboard that you failed at an attempt to keep organised. Try to tackle it once and for all! It is the perfect time for a declutter; get your marigolds at the ready!

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1) WHAT YOU'LL NEED: cleaning gloves, duster or a hoover, lukewarm water, antibacterial cleaning product and... patience !

2) CLEAN DEEPLY:

a) remove all the items from their usual spot, sort through all your "junk" and recycle all your unwanted empties;

b) dust or hoover those dust bunnies away;

c) give the surfaces a wipe down;

d) place all your items back and order any replacements you need.

Here you are! You'll have a cleaner and more livable space in no time!

Breathe fresh air into your family home then! Relax!

Miss Amar

MUNDOLINGUA - MUSEUM OF LANGUAGE IN PARIS

Dear students,

"Tucked away in Paris’s 6th Arrondissement, a short walk from the Luxembourg gardens, is a curious museum. Words in many languages and alphabets adorn the walls, and, as you wander from the first floor down to the building’s 17th-century cellar, you are surrounded by languages at every turn. [...] This is the Mundolingua museum of language. 

The museum’s founder, Mark Oremland, first had the idea for Mundolingua when he found that there was no place for language and linguistics enthusiasts like himself to visit. He realized that he would have to create that space for himself. When he first drifted into the building on Rue Servandoni that now serves as the museum’s home, he was looking for a place to set up a travel agency. Eventually, though, he realized the space’s potential to hold the museum he’d been longing for.".

Source: https://www.planetwordmuseum.org/blog/2017/9/19/mundolingua

On April 15th 2020, Mark Oremland shared the following words with us, from New Zealand. Let us get informed while we are self-isolated: 

« Pendant cette période bouleversée et bouleversante, on pourrait apprécier quelques observations de nature linguistique.

Par exemple :

- Quelques mots et expressions qui ressortent et s'inventent, tels que « confinement » en français,  ou en anglais « to hunker down », ou encore le verbe « to self isolate ».

-  D'autres phrases et mots qui prennent un nouveau sens, une fonction différente : « comment vas-tu ? » n'est plus une formule de politesse ou une simple salutation, maintenant on veut vraiment savoir comment l'autre se porte.

- L'isolement impose beaucoup plus de conversations et de communication entre familles ou colocataires,

ou tout simplement avec soi-même.

- On écoute beaucoup plus les informations, qui nous proposent d'autres sources, d'autres accents, d'autres perspectives.

- Les divers discours politiques sont intéressants à analyser, ainsi que leurs réelles motivations. Non seulement, on est en attente des actes qui en découlent, mais on se focalise plus sur les paroles des acteurs internationaux.

- On a le temps de s'entourer de mots, de la lecture mais aussi de se concentrer sur l'apprentissage d'autres langues et phénomènes linguistiques.

Bon apprentissage à vous ! ».

FEEL GOOD BAKING, FROM HOLLAND & BARRETT AND THE UK!

Dear students,

Whether you’re new to baking or you finally have the time to experiment, it’s time to grab an apron as baking is ‘proofing’ popular. Check out some delicious recipes to keep you and your family busy in the kitchen this Easter holiday!

1) BASIC CUPCAKE RECIPE

Are you looking for an easy, mouth-watering muffin recipe? This is a classic hit and a great way to keep yourself occupied and entertained:

https://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/basic-cupcake-recipe

2) BASIC PANCAKE RECIPE

At one time pancakes were only eaten when people ate up rich foods, like eggs, sugar and milk before they fasted for 40 days during Lent. Nowadays, many of us tend to smother our pancakes with chocolate spread or lashings of lemon juice and sugar which, although tasty, may not be the most nutritious options.

If you’re after some mouth-watering savoury and sweet pancake recipes that also happen to be healthy, why not try this suggestion for yourself? Here is the link below, please :

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/41505/quick-and-easy-pancakes.aspx

ENJOY THESE YUMMY TREATS, AND LET US THANK HOLLAND & BARRETT TEAMS UP AND DOWN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THEIR GREAT INITIATIVES!

Yours respectfully.

Miss AMAR

VIDEO COURSES - ENGLISH ON THE GO!

Why not get some daily English language tips? Listen attentively to Sarah and Jack, two young Australian people, who will make learning English fun and engaging, and go beyond your limits!  Enjoy!