Tag / memory tricks to teach French
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The fastest French
What is the fastest and most effective way of helping children master a wide range of key French phrases? Knowing a number of memory tricks can be a real bonus.
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Confidence is everything
Students always benefit from confidence when learning, but sometimes the need for confidence is doubly important.
For all of us, when we start studying a new subject, confidence can be low simply because we generally don’t have the background or reference points to help us when something is not clear. As a result, we can easily feel lost.
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It’s a curious thing…
If a word or phrase in French can be shown to link to something we are already familiar with in English, then it is much more likely to be remembered.
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Il fait du vent – il y a du vent…
Nowadays ‘il y a du vent’ has become so common that even French people feel that ‘il fait du vent’ sounds odd. Rest assured though – it is perfectly correct.
