Sunday, July 5, 2020
Frida Kahlo (born 6th. July 1907)
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) était une peintresse mexicaine dont les oeuvres - principalement des auto-portraits - questionnent sur nos rapports à l’identité, le corps et la mort.
They thought I was a surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality”
Ses représentations sans complaisance de son propre corps - jeune, elle avait eu un accident causé par un tramway - et son style artistique inhabituel ont fait d’elle une icone féministe des temps modernes. Pour cet anniversaire de Frida Kahlo, regardez ces dessins d’élèves sur Instagram.
Le saviez vous ?
Frida était née le 6 juillet mais elle insistait pour avoir son anniversaire le 7 juillet car c’est aussi la date d’anniversaire de la révolution mexicaine.
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) was a Mexican painter whose works - mainly self-portraits - question our relationships with identity, the body and death.
They thought I was a surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality “
Her uncompromising portrayals of her own body - young, she had a tramway accident - and her unusual artistic style have made her a modern feminist icon. For Frida Khalo’s birthday, check out these student drawings on Instagram.
Did you know ?
Frida was born on July 6 but insisted on having her birthday on July 7 because it is also the anniversary of the Mexican Revolution.
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Cours en ligne: deux étudiant.e.s et le subjonctif
Online teaching
Summer 2019, we managed to get Faye who was in holidays in California to work with Liby -still in London- to complete their work on the subject of subjonctif, as a preparation of their IGCSE exams. The following is an exercice where they identify different subjects in the sentence in order to transform it, using subjunctive mode
Monday, March 9, 2020
ACTIVITY: gestes pour une bonne hygiène
A2-Gestes Pour Une Bonne Hy... by Marie on Scribd
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Mona L. rehearsing for IGCSE French
Did you know that Mona L. prepared for IGCSE French last winter ? Almost kidding but look at this video.
It took place a few days before her Edexcel 4FR1 speaking examination date, the Big one !
Mona was a bit tense so rather than the usual online course that we did at her office ( I think it’s a place called « Le Louvre » ) she preferred to do this one from the comfort of her home. How lucky she is to benefit from online courses !
By the day of this video, Mona had 70 hours of French with AceYourFrench. On that day, we were reviewing different scenario cases - that we previously prepared - on the topic of Education.
In response to my questions, you are going to hear Mona’s structured answers which systematise:
- the use of connectives (et, donc, parce-que, en effet, mais …)
- relatives (qui/que)
She also has a good grip of
- tenses usage (imperfect, perfect and even one subjunctive !)
- expressions (comme-ci comme-ça, besoin de …)
- comparatives
- pronom Y
A few pronunciation spots though which need improvements. We’ll keep working on that.
The rehearsing that day was quite joyful as Mona enjoyed much her free day out of the museum.
Follow-up
Mona received a grade of 8 (out of 9) which, in the previous grading system, is equivalent to an A. That was a fantastic achievement, two years in advance and with as few as 70 hours preparation.
But you know, Mona is Mona. She kept on her enigmatic smile.
She’s sitting again this summer for the IGCSE Edexcel 4FR1. No doubt the ultimate score is at her reach.
