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Language for Fun has always stood for more than just learning. So we’re thrilled to announce that our face-to-face classes are back. All over the country, our independent teachers are returning to the version of ‘normal’ that suits them and their students. In some places they’re already teaching in person, while elsewhere they have chosen […]

Language for Fun teachers have been forced to suspend their lessons for their own safety and that of their learners. We would like to thank you all for your understanding and support at this difficult time.  We recognise that for some learners our classes are a vital social outlet and source of friendship. For this […]

I arrived ‘al aeropuerto de Alicante’ (in Alicante airport) dressed for ‘el invierno’ (winter) in an overcoat, woolly jumper, scarf and hat.   During ‘la cena’ (dinner), ‘mi madrasta'( my step-mother) lit a wood fire and put a gas heater on for good measure. Between you and I, I slept in most of ‘mi ropa (my clothes) that night as there was no heating in ‘la […]

  ‘La plupart des français’ (most French people) are very complementary about ‘mes capacités linguistiques’ (my language skills). ‘Les moins indulgents’ (the least forgiving) tend to be French, French teachers, ‘dont un’ (one of whom) recently publicly challenged me to decline the verb ‘to sew’ in the past historic (don’t even try it). Generally ‘Je […]

‘J’ai l’habitude de’ (I’m used to) travelling between England and France ‘sans préavis’ (at short notice) sometimes ‘sur un coup de tête’(on a whim).  Having had ‘quelques ennuis’ (some trouble) with train travel recently and needing to be in France ‘le lendemain’ (the following day) I decided to take the plane. I found ‘un billet d’avion pas cher’ (a […]

I hope you don’t mind us blowing our trumpet but we are so delighted to get this badge!  An enormous thank you to all of our teachers and franchisees, for helping us to achieve this award.  We have also reached the top 3 in the Best Franchise Business-to-Consumer and Best New Entry categories.  Organisers Workbuzz […]

Unlike the French, who generally allow ‘les dix minutes de politesse‘ (arriving 10 minutes late) for dinner, here’s why arriving 10 minutes early meant that I didn’t miss ‘le repas de Noël’ (Christmas dinner) with my family! ‘On allait passer Noël chez mes parents’ (we were going to spend Christmas with my parents) in London. The train tickets […]

C’est la fête au village’ (it’s party time in the village). The Auberge has organized a public theatre & music festival to ‘fêter la trentaine’ (celebrate the 30th birthday) of one of their friends. Our modest population ‘a explosé de 50 à 500’ (has exploded from 50 to 500) for the weekend. My daughter and I have offered to ‘prêter […]

‘C’est la rentrée’ (school has started again) here in the Alps and with it comes ‘un rude réveil’ (a harsh awakening / realisation). I am going to have to get up at 05:30 every ‘jour de semaine’ weekday for ‘l’année qui vient’ (the next year). I am not a ‘lève-tôt’ (early riser) by nature and ‘je me reveille de mauvais poil!’ (I […]

Durante mucho tiempo, cada 8 semanas, hice el viaje de ida y vuelta de unos 1.630 km en coche hasta nuestra casa en el Reino Unido, en parte para que mi seguro siguiera teniendo validez y en parte para abastecerme de tallarines de pollo, marmite y mantequilla de cacahuete y ‘llenar nuestra bodega o, mejor […]