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How to use your CPF while traveling?

What is a language stay? Far from being reserved only for children, teenagers and young adults, the language stay is perfectly conceivable for employees from 20 to 99 years old. This trip allows you to enjoy a destination while developing your language skills. How does it work? In the morning, you ...

15
Feb
2023

Language level: what do the acronyms A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2 mean?

The letter A for basic users The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or CECRL uses the letter A to describe the level of beginners or elementary users. The level A1 is the introductory or discovery level of a foreign language. You have this beginner level if: - you can i ...

27
Jan
2023

5 tips for learning English by reading

1- Establish a daily reading ritual Like any other language learning method, reading novels or other books in VO must be done regularly to be effective. So the first of the 5 tips for learning English by reading is to establish a daily ritual. Give yourself a daily reading slot of at least 20 mi ...

11
Jan
2023

Computing: 3 women who have marked the history of computing

the notes written by Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage were used by those who built the first computer a century later. To honor her, a programming language designed in the 1980s was named Ada. In addition, the Ada Lovelace Award has been given since 1982 by the Association for Women in Computi ...

08
Mar
2022

Flowers: 8 things to know about violets

f water) to treat diseases of the respiratory tract. Indeed, violet has emollient and expectorant properties. 8- It has several meanings in the language of flowers Violets are sometimes called Trinity herbs. They were used as a rallying sign for the Bonapartists during the Hundred Days. In ...

09
Mar
2007

Toys: the story box trend

e imagination, improve concentration and memorization abilities of the child, without forgetting of course that this activity develops vocabulary and language skills. Finally, this object can help anxious children to relax and calm their anxieties because it allows them to put themselves in their ...

14
Dec
2021

Reading: 5 good reasons to switch to audio books

fective brain workout for developing concentration and exercising the imagination. It is even possible to use this type of book to learn a foreign language. By listening to stories in English, for example, you will of course improve your understanding of the language, but also your vocabulary and ...

18
July
2022

Harry Potter: 25 years of success

t exactly midnight. On January 11, 2007, in Edinburgh, JK Rowling put the final dot on this saga. The different volumes have been translated into 80 languages and sold 500 million copies worldwide, including 35 million in French! To this day, Harry Potter is the best-selling youth saga in history ...

29
Jan
2007

May Day: 5 Unusual Facts About Lily of the Valley

eful clusters of bell-shaped flowers are symbolically linked to this date and Labor Day. This plant, which symbolizes the return of happiness in the language of flowers, does not always recur on a fixed date... This plant is toxic, and potentially deadly. Lily of the valley, which thrives in limest ...

26
Apr
2007

The Seychelles: a heavenly destination

oral islands that enclose a shallow lagoon. The atoll has become a refuge for some 152,000 giant land tortoises! The Seychelles in practice The common language is Creole, but English and French are spoken by much of Seychelles' highly mixed population. While the official currency is the Seychello ...

23
Sep
2008

Dyslexia: Understanding This Disorder in 5 Questions

t is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a disorder that affects the learning of reading and writing. Referring to the Greek etymology of the word, "dyslexia" is a language disorder (from "dys," "difficulty," and "lexis," "words"). This particular difficulty in identifying letters, syllables, or words manifests ...

17
Feb
2011

Contact Sheets: the Deauville Photography Festival

ction of photographs taken in Deauville. Photographers are invited to reside in Deauville with the instruction to correspond their universe and photographic language with one aspect of Deauville. At the same time and on the same subject, the Louis Roederer Foundation organizes a competition reserv ...

05
Nov
2013

The salak or snake fruit: an unusual exotic fruit

What does it look like? The salak or snake fruit lives up to its name! The word 'salak' actually means snake in Javanese and Soundanese (the second language of Indonesia). In English, it is simply called snake fruit. It actually comes in the form of a large oval or spindle-shaped drupe 5 to ...

16
Feb
2017

Netflix: 5 Things to Know About the Streaming Platform

Initially, Netflix was a mail-order video rental service. In 1997, Netflix founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph came up with the idea of creating a DVD rental service by mail. To test this novel concept, they sent the object to each other through the mail, and the DVD arrived intact. By 1998, t ...

05
Feb
2019

Chagall le passeur de lumière: an exhibition at the Centre Pompidou Metz

stained glass windows are in dialogue with other works by the artist. Audiovisual archives, paintings, sculptures and ceramics support the personal language of the artist who drew his inspiration from the Bible. It should also be noted that this exhibition was conceived in partnership with ...

16
Aug
2021

Candlemas: 5 things to know about buckwheat pancakes

1- The patties are made of buckwheat While in everyday language we speak indifferently of salted or sweet 'crepes', in Brittany we make the distinction between crepes and galettes. Pancakes are eaten rather sweet and are prepared with white flour or wheat flour. On the other hand, Breton gale ...

28
Jan
2022

Singapore : 5 Places to Discover the City-State differently

experienced in recent decades. Thanks to the presence of many expats, this neighborhood is the most cosmopolitan in the city and just about every language is spoken here. Long neglected, this neighborhood is experiencing a second youth and offers visitors, a new look at the city. An advice do ...

18
May
2022

How to rest your brain?

r belief, our brains are not most fatigued by intellectual effort. This organ is made to work and solve problems. For it, reading, learning a foreign language or writing a report at work are perfectly normal tasks. The main sources of brain exhaustion are rather emotional, such as the stress we c ...

19
Sep
2022

Palm tree, coconut tree or date tree: how to recognize them?

What is a palm tree? Palms are flowering plants in the Arecaceae family. Contrary to popular belief, they are not trees but rather giant grasses! They do not have a trunk or branches, but a stipe (a kind of large fibrous stem) and palms. The term palm can be used to refer to a wide variety of pl ...

18
Nov
2022

How does ESA recruit its astronauts?

wledge. ESA typically recruits its astronauts from enthusiasts in a wide variety of fields (aviation, skydiving, scuba diving). Musical and foreign language skills, as well as character, are also taken into account. Indeed, certain personal qualities or soft skills are very important to become ...

28
Nov
2022