Une soirée « franglaise »
A French/English evening
No, this isn’t a proposition for a new New Zealand flag. It’s just a big thank you to the over two dozen people who helped make this week’s « soirée franglaise » so successful and so enjoyable.
Adult students studying French with Shelley met up at tables for two with an equal number of native French speakers from France, Canada and New Caledonia. A seven minute « tête à tête » in French was followed by a 7 minute « tête à tête » in English before the participants changed tables and met someone new to chat with. A great opportunity for everyone to meet fun and interesting people and for the Francophones to practice their English and the Francophiles to practice their French. Several rounds later, noblesse oblige, the soirée finished with food. We couldn’t quite manage a venue in France but opted for the next best thing, the little French restaurant Le St Trop in Mount Maunganui.
Un grand merci à tous ceux et à toutes celles qui ont participé à la soirée « franglaise » d’hier.
Je n’ai reçu que des commentaires positifs mais, dans le cas (lointain) où on remet ça sur le tapis, toute suggestion pour améliorer le déroulement d’une telle soirée sera la bienvenue.
Encore merci.