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Vraititi  "Which one did you take Richard, wouldn't it be the IOL exam by any chance ?" Sorry nothing so grand just A2 interpreting paper only lasted 15mins but it weas enough Richard

It came up while working for the interpreting exam about 4 weeks ago I had never thuoght abut some of the phrases that I would need, particularly that one. R

Monika Present tense je me souviens tu te souviens il se souvient nous nous souvenons vous vous souvenez   To look forward to. One way would be attendre avec impatience ie j' attends avec impatience or you could use j'hâte de +verb which is sort of I am in a hurry / eager to   Regards Richard

I'm doing A2 this year and the last 2 or 3 months has been can I do this yes I can, no I can't in alternating cycles to the point of nearly blind panic now I just think "resit" I don't have a teacher as such and I know for a fact that I will not get to the level that is suggested in the revision guides right now I will be estatic with an E One thing I don't know which exam board she is with but with Edxcel it is the total number of marks over the whole six papers which give you the final grade so if she did well at AS then there is a good chance she will do well at A2 Wish her the best of luck I am sure that she will do well   Richard

No house in France at present still looking. How useful do you find the tutorials

Hello Please could you tell me if you work, on a daily basis, in a French company with French people or have most of you got Gites, B&B, or drive for a living? How intergrated are you with your French neighbours do you have the same level of freindship with them as you might have if you still lived in England? Do you find that you tend to cluster together in little english speaking enclaves? Many Thanks  

Hi Stuart How do you find the course. I am thinking of doing it in feb I have seen some of the course notes and it seems quite intensive. What is the oral content like. I have spent 3 years doing GCSE and A level  by distance learning and that seems to be the down fall.   Many Thanks Richard

Qui means who which or that and is always the subject of the verb following it so use Qui when it is followed by a verb L'homme qui a vole l'argent (the man who stole the money) Que means whom which or that and is always the object of the verb following it Use que when it is followed by a noun or a subject pronoun L'homme que j'ai vu (the man that I saw)   Qui is never shortened to QU but Que is shorthened to Qu'  

Hunter are a good Basic stove but there are better Both Effel and Nester Martin are French made and are very good in terms of finish, reliability, and burning.   If you want a good british stove try Clearview you will not be disapointed they are on the expensive side tho    

The only wod burning stoves that I have seen that have this system tend to be built in Have a look at http://www.bodartetgonay.be They do a highjly efficient bulit in system   Richard

I would be interested in your thoughts about the course and its standard I am looking for something to do when I have finished the A level this year. How are the course materials what sort of standard are the TMA's How do you find the Tutors What are the residential weekends like Most importantly how useful do you find the language being taught   Many Thanks

You don't say were you are but if you are in England try the following Long wave 162, 183 or 234 they seem to be mainly chat except for 234 you can also have a look at RFI on the web   rgds

Thanks Lollie Just to make it absolutly clear I am not going to relocate to France without being able to speak French! I just wanted to know if there was any way I could prove to Mr Xenophobic Frenchman that I can speak and read and write his language

Thanks for your replies. Mr or Mrs O Thanks for the lead. Just to clarify, you drove your HGV for 5mins and about a mile and got the job? I dont think that I explained myself clearly. Are there any Language Exams that are recognised by the French that show the quality of language you can use so this is one area where it eases the barrier a bit? Or is it a case of wing it and see?      

Tu I have wanted to live in France for at least 20 years but moving there has only become a realistic proposition since I have been learning the language