How being skeptical and distrustful of others and even of yourself blocks all the positive things which could come into your life. For years, I was very certain that being skeptical is such a good thing to be. I thought it prevents me from being cheated on me,...
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CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS How you can change your thoughts from negative to positive, from distressed to joyful? There are moments when you feel depressed or frustrated, because challenging or sad things are happening in your life. You cannot change these things. They are like they are, but what you can...
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Your French immersion course is the perfect environment for learning French but when you leave the classroom it is not as easy to maintain this constant flow of new grammar, vocabulary and conversation even though you are doing a language stay....
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The first hurdle you normally need to deal with is the other students. With the variety of native languages and levels of French it can be very easy to revert to a common language; most commonly English or German. This is tempting because you might...
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One very important thing to work hard at is to make the process emotionally satisfying for yourself. If you do something with no reward it’s very likely you will eventually burn out and give up; it’s possible to push past this of course but it...
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One of the different tenses you will be introduced to in your French classes is the ‘passé composé’ (PC) or the ‘perfect tense’ in English. This article is for those who have already been introduced to the concept but may be struggling a little with...
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Doing an immersion course in France is one of the most effective ways to learn French. The advantages it gives you are abundant and I have discussed many of them in previous articles. Obviously there are things you can do whilst taking a French course...
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