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During our meeting this week, we began by discussing the French holiday La Chandleur, where the French celebrate the presentation of Jesus to the Temple. We talked about the various foods we would eat during this holiday– mostly crêpes. We then played a game of kahoot, practicing our French vocabulary and cultural knowledge.

This week, we discussed our favorite snow and wintertime activities. However, we quickly began to discuss how beautiful it would be to live in France during the wintertime. We then talked about our favorite meals to eat when it’s cold outside. Finally, we played a Quizlet live to test our winter vocabulary! Chouet!

During this week’s meeting we focused heavily on practicing our conversational skills! We discussed the cultural background of the French holiday l’Epiphanie as well as the foods commonly eaten then. We practiced proposing and responding to common tourist questions, bettering our practical French speaking and listening comprehension skills. Our meeting finished off with a quick…

This Sunday, we discussed many topics, especially our favorite movies, in French, of course. A group favorite was Star Wars, or Les Guerres des Étoiles, thus prompting us to expand and share our knowledge of space-themed vocabulary. We also discussed the upcoming Valentine’s day holiday, or Saint Valentin, brushing up on our Saint’s day cultural…

This meeting we grew by three! We introduced ourselves, in French, to our new attendees and struck up conversation about the new year, practicing our holiday-themed vocabulary and general speaking skills. Towards the end of our meeting, we played a fun French version of hangman to help solidify our vocabulary and spelling skills. Remember, accents…

During our first meeting, we started with introductions—loved meeting all four of you— then shared a bit about ourselves (all in French, of course) We then engaged in fun conversations on various topics, mainly how badly we’d like to go to France! We practiced our speaking skills and vocabulary. Wrapping up, we played Pictionary, helping…