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Lets your children learn French the same way they learned EnglishBilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-56894871775410243302020-09-16T19:49:00.014+01:002020-09-22T08:04:23.014+01:00Celebrating September!🎉<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>September for me is the start of the year. </span><span>This is because it's when the school year started for 18 years of my life (and I never quite got out of that mode).</span><span> </span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Like most would celebrate the 'New Year' I have two reasons to celebrate in September.🎉</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">No, it is not to do with the fact that is the the start of Autumn and the bountiful crop of fruit and vegetables I have in my garden!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Firstly, September is when I started my health coaching business in 1993. It is still running, so there is plenty for me to celebrate, as many businesses do not make it to year 5.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Secondly because September has to do with languages. </span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Language fascinates me for many reasons. </span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am puzzled by the nuances between different languages and how things might be expressed; such as 'I am hungry' in French is not 'je suis faim' but 'J'ai faim' which would be 'I have hungry' in English. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are also clues within each language as to the origins of words, sayings or expressions. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Take the word 'douche' for example. It means shower in French and German. Yet in English it's only used as a medical term and in the US it means an unpleasant person. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another of my favorites is the fact that September, October, November </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">and December </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">or septembre, octobre, novembre et décembre in French give us a clue to the fact that they were the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/months/" target="_blank">months of the year</a> in Roman times. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are two events in September that celebrate languages.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">🎉</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N02C9YYCROc/X1TH4_Tg6jI/AAAAAAAAAdE/13G4iR_D_6QTCZya7qZZfAzBthB-hqW6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s768/International-Translation-Day-1-768x768.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="Hello in different languages for international translation day" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N02C9YYCROc/X1TH4_Tg6jI/AAAAAAAAAdE/13G4iR_D_6QTCZya7qZZfAzBthB-hqW6wCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/International-Translation-Day-1-768x768.png" width="200" /></span></a><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The European day of languages is on 26th Sept 2020</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>
It has been celebrated every year since 2001.</span><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>
There are activities, games, competitions and events going on around the world.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span><span>
To find out more visit <a href="https://edl.ecml.at/">https://edl.ecml.at/</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>and/or </span><span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/edl/">https://www.twinkl.co.uk/event/european-day-of-languages-2020</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">The 30th Sept is </span><span><span style="color: #cc0000;">International translation day</span> </span></span></h3><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn't realise there was such a thing, till I noticed an article about bilingual books. It is a tribute to the work of language professionals.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>You can read a lot more about it on the following pages:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><a href="https://latestnews.fresherslive.com/about/international-translation-day">https://latestnews.fresherslive.com/about/international-translation-day</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><a href="https://www.un.org/en/events/translationday/">https://www.un.org/en/events/translationday/</a></span><span><br /></span><span><br /></span><span>What can you celebrate this September?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Let me know what it is and how you will celebrate, so we can share the joy.</span></span></p>Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0Swindon, UK51.555773900000013 -1.779717623.245540063821167 -36.9359676 79.866007736178858 33.3765324tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-18373404667172006062020-04-26T14:37:00.001+01:002020-05-01T15:51:31.383+01:00 Jean De La Fontaine <br />
Though you might not know his name you probably do know, at least one of his fables, 'the hare and the tortoise' - 'le lievre et la tortue'.<br />
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Jean de la Fontaine died in Paris on the 13th April 1695. 2020 was to celebrate the 325 years since his death. Any celebration of this writer and his work were completely eclipsed by the Corona virus so this is my contribution to celebrate him.<br />
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According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_La_Fontaine" target="_blank">Wikipedia,</a> Jean de la Fontaine is one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fontaine%27s_Fables" title="La Fontaine's Fables">Fables</a></i>, which provided a model for subsequent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fable" title="Fable">fabulists</a> across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French regional languages.<br />
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Other Fables include 'the ant and the cicada' - 'la cigale et la fourmi' and the 'oak and the reed' - 'le chene et le roseau'.<br />
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There is a <a href="https://amzn.to/2VY3qq6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bilingual book</a> where you can find 8 of his fables, including thee which I mention. “As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.” which means if you purchase from the link, you will not be charged any more, thought I will receive a small commission which helps keep these pages up to date. You can find other bilingual books on my <a href="https://bb-swindon.blogspot.com/p/recommended-books-and-book-reviews.html" target="_blank">books and reviews</a> page<br />
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Here is 'The crow and the fox' - 'Le corbeau et le renard', which you can read or listen to (French version only by foolwing this link.<br />
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<br />Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-73845579300301739992020-01-25T09:21:00.001+00:002020-04-20T20:15:40.385+01:00cartoon with a lessonI discovered this French cartoon today.<br />
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Despite the weirdness of this group of Zebras that walk on 2 legs, I think is is a well constructed story.<br />
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I love a cartoon that helps children understand that even if you are friends, everyone is different and has their own reason for doing or not doing something.<br />
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Understanding rather than judging and keeping the doors of communication open are the way forward.<br />
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Enjoy Zou; here is the link for more Dessin animé <a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqbhEXdfGxZx2kHorOTKa1w" spellcheck="false"> Français</a><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The first </span></strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">will take place on the <strong>19th May at 1.30pm till 2pm</strong> </span></h3>
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My book will be available and profits from sales go to the charity. I have added the directions information I was sent at the bottom.</span></div>
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As soon as I have more details about my time slot I will post it on my <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/J.K.Nicholls.BilingualBabies/&source=gmail&ust=1557512159629000&usg=AFQjCNHCy8oyf5s71v1gVE3QW7DgDLobIg" href="https://www.facebook.com/J.K.Nicholls.BilingualBabies/" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Bilingual Babies Facebook page</a></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Whatever you decide to do on those days, I hope you enjoy your weekends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">As every year from November to January, since arriving in Swindon in 1993, I am exposed (even when I don't want to be) to Christmas carols and songs.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I do however, enjoy the Boxing day concert in Gloucester cathedral in aid of charity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">After singing some carols, </span></span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I recalled some of </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">the </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">French </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Christmas songs I had learned as a child</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">, such as '</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><a href="https://youtu.be/R17hFq-VpZc" target="_blank">Au grand St Nicolas' </a>and '<a href="https://youtu.be/FzviOp7POmE" target="_blank">Mon Beau Sapin</a>.' I then </span></span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I ended up</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> pondering on </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">how long it is taking me to learn the words of English carols. As children we absorb these songs </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">effortlessly</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">and remember them forever </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">it seems</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">. This is probably due to the fact they connect to the language as well as the music parts of the brain, rather than just one area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">You may realise the language used in the songs reflects culture, in this case the Christian faith. But children learn more than that. They pick up on the more subtle messages that come along with them. Their brain is not yet able to rationalise the message to decide if it is true or not. Hence they believe in Farther Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">In this one (<a href="https://youtu.be/sGlXYeiCz_4" target="_blank"><b>Petit Papa Noel</b></a>) the child feels he is to blame for making father Christmas go out in the cold. </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">In 'Au grand St Nicolas' mentioned earlier, </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">you need to always be good to get presents. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Like all children I wasn't always good. I </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">would worry that because, I had argued with my sister, I was not good enough to get treats. </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">This was my overriding feeling and though I was relieved to get a present, that was not enough to change the feeling of not being good enough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">This feeling is one that still hold me back, now and again, even though I realise it is only so, if I believed it is. So when I had my son, I was </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">very conscious about </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">the songs and language I used</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">with him, hence the selection of songs that I then translated and which became my bilingual Nursery Rhyme book and CD.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">The charities I support are also chosen very carefully. They have to fit with my values of health, education, protect the environment and preferably help women. Last year, I met Rosa Matherson, when she talked about her efforts to provide women, in Nepal, with reusable sanitary ware.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">This felt close to my heart and in November, </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I decided to donate £3.50 from every book I sell to </span><a href="https://www.freedomkitbags.org/" style="font-family: "comic sans ms";" target="_blank">freedom Kit bags</a><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">. I sold enough before Christmas to be able to send one £25 bag. One women in </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Nepal</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> got a 'Christmas' present.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Rosa also organises regular </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">concerts,</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"> in Highworth, to help an orphanage in Nepal. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">I will be at those to sell book and raise </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">more </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">funds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">If you enjoy music and would like to come along here are the details.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Whilst you wait for the concert, you might like this French rendition of <a href="https://youtu.be/V-PD5iz7qdE" target="_blank">jingle bells</a> which I came across recently.</span><br />
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I use the sales of my book to help raise funds for schools and charities by donating around 25% of profits I make when working with them.<br />
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This year, I have decided that I will donate 35% of private sales to a charity that has become close to my heart as it sits with my values and is organised by a wonderful local women Rosa Matherson.<br />
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She is helping Women in Nepal by providing environmentally friendly sanitary bags and education about menstruation. This has a huge effect on women's confidence and for the girls to be able to go to school and the women to work. You can read more about this wonderful work on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FreedomKitBags/" target="_blank">page</a><br />
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If you are looking for an educational Christmas present for children age 0 to 5 that will help them and others this might be just the right thing for you.<br />
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You can order the book <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7276631422841457329#editor/target=page;pageID=142260300860539444;onPublishedMenu=pages;onClosedMenu=pages;postNum=0;src=pagename" target="_blank">here on my shop page</a>. I will post how much has been raised in the new Year,<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FreedomKitBags/videos/1952914804942956/" target="_blank">More about Kit Bags</a> https://www.facebook.com/FreedomKitBags/videos/1952914804942956/Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-47067040536020853102017-11-17T11:05:00.001+00:002020-04-30T16:17:02.628+01:00Fun French cartoons<h2>
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We all know it is hard to take in new information and concentrate when we are stressed, so it is not surprising to us the children are not thriving in schools.<br />
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We have been home educating our son for just over a year now. It has taken a lot of the stress out of the leaning process (school runs, deadlines, the stress from the teachers of new targets, etc...not to mention <a href="https://www.mqmentalhealth.org/news-blog/post/bullying-interventions-in-schools?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Impact%20report%20-%20new%20and%20existing%20supporters&utm_content=Impact%20report%20-%20new%20and%20existing%20supporters+CID_78cffd58c9bd3e45408e53954afc292c&utm_source=campaign%20monitor&utm_term=Today%20weve%20launched%20a%20new%20report" target="_blank">bullying</a>.)<br />
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We focus maths and English around his interests and he is so much more engaged and happy. This is because he sees it as fun, not a lesson, something he has to do and complete or else.... as it was in school.<br />
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As I know, <b>no one can teach anyone anything</b>, we all just learn things by being exposed to them or because we have an interest in them. We don't teach our babies to walk nor to talk they just learn to do it by exposure. So I have always exposed my son to French, rather than teach it, and this is is how I ended up writing my <a href="http://bb-swindon.blogspot.co.uk/p/shop.html" target="_blank">bilingual book</a>, so as a baby he had the same nursery rhymes in English and French.<br />
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More recently I have been reading some French children's magazines called Pomme D'api. My son has really taken to the adventures of a little super hero called Sam Sam.<br />
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After I noticed there was a link to one of songs in the story and seen seen the cartoons, he now wants to watch one every night, as part of his bed time routine. Along with the the other stories in the magazine of course. From my point of view the more he want the better, so I am happy.<br />
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This makes exposing him to French so easy and fun for both of us.<br />
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Here is a link to one of the many <a href="https://youtu.be/BwnbhWyO54g" target="_blank">Sam Sam</a> you can find on Youtube<br />
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I hope your little ones enjoy them too.<br />
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<br />Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-77157196559597030032017-08-28T10:06:00.001+01:002020-04-30T16:12:55.666+01:00French film in Swindon<h2>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is organised by Swindon Film Society and this year, 2017 is their 70th anniversary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">This is a period war drama, loosely based on the 1932 Ernst Lubitsch drama Broken Lullaby. It tells the story of a German woman grieving the death of her lover in World War I. She is shocked when his grave is visited by a Frenchman claiming he was friends with her beloved before the war.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can get all the details about all the international films they will be showing this year, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">on their </span><a href="http://swindonfilm.org.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">website</a>, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">starting with a Spanish one on the 13th Sept 2017. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Il y a un film Francais le 20 Sept a 7.45 Swindon Arts Centre Pour plus d'information sur les films internationaux: <a href="http://swindonfilm.org.uk/">swindonfilm.org.uk</a></span>Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0Swindon, UK51.555773900000013 -1.779717600000026351.476815400000014 -1.9410791000000263 51.634732400000011 -1.6183561000000264tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-56972796609968440262017-06-05T21:58:00.001+01:002020-05-01T17:39:31.566+01:00Practice your French in Swindon<h3>
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_0AdKScOolo/WTXCUqR-UoI/AAAAAAAAAWw/vUQ1hBmL4RM1mFl4Cd7EL1mc0VuyDtMMACLcB/s1600/Meet%2Bup%2BFrench%2BSwindon.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="180" height="113" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_0AdKScOolo/WTXCUqR-UoI/AAAAAAAAAWw/vUQ1hBmL4RM1mFl4Cd7EL1mc0VuyDtMMACLcB/s200/Meet%2Bup%2BFrench%2BSwindon.jpeg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am so pleased that I have just come across a Swindon group that meet up regularly to speak French, or at least you can listen and practice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Listening and understanding is the first stage in being able to speak a language. This is how any child learns, yet when you learn in a school you have to be able to read, write and speak it grammatically correctly from day one. It is not surprising that so many people give up because they say it is hard. It is, when you attempt to learn a language that way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do something enjoyable, listen and forget about getting it right, you might just enjoy having a coffee and a cake. It seems to be what is group is about. They have a list of meetings on different days and palaces so you can choose what suits you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have other opportunities to practice French listed on my <a href="https://bb-swindon.blogspot.com/p/recommended-teachers.html" target="_blank">links to other useful websites</a> page </span></div>
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Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-20272052315234981342016-12-15T23:02:00.000+00:002020-04-29T21:29:31.566+01:00Bilingual sessions on BBC newsDid you see the <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-38318710" target="_blank">BBC Oxford news</a> </b>last night 14th Dec 2016? <br />
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Two teachers in Oxford have started running French, Spanish and Mandarin classes for babies.<br />
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Young children can cope with learning up to four languages even before they speak English, research has shown.<br />
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The classes are full of songs, nursery rhymes and stories to stimulate their young minds.<br />
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This is the type of thing I have been doing with French, in Swindon since 2013 .<br />
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There are many benefits of learning a language early, some which may surprise you and which go beyond the use use of a second language. <br />
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Here are podcasts that explain more and about how children learn and benefits of learning other languages. <br />
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<b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03stqfh" target="_blank">Episode one</a> </b>27min and <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03tknz9" target="_blank">Episode two</a></b> 27min <br />
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Being bilingual, I very much relate to the descriptions given about how the brain works differently, I regularly experience this in everyday life activities.Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-54527113467616867742016-12-05T22:48:00.001+00:002020-05-16T15:08:24.209+01:00FREE Christmas special event<b>Purton House Organic Farm have <span style="color: red;">Christmas activities on Sat 10 </span>and Sunday 11th Dec 2016 For all the details of this event see <a href="https://www.purtonhouseorganics.co.uk/" target="_blank">their page</a></b><br />
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<b>At <span style="color: blue;">2pm on Saturday there will be a special free Bilingual Rhyme and story time session lasting about 30 min</span> followed by the opportunity to purchase my book at a reduced rate.</b><br />
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<b>Here is one of the many the songs I use in these bilingual nursery rhyme sessions. </b><br />
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<b>If you would like to know about more events sign up or </b><b>join </b><b>my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/J.K.Nicholls.BilingualBabies?ref=hl" target="_blank">FB page</a> .</b><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“This
series of books has been cleverly developed by Julie K.Nicholls. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She has skilfully translated well known
and well loved English nursery rhymes into French, while keeping rhythm,
cadence and rhyme.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It combines the enjoyment of nursery
rhymes with our first exploration into a new language. It introduces children
to a foreign language in a natural and relaxed way.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This book has easy to read text with
fun to follow actions, colourful illustrations and a CD so that you can
Sing-Along with Julie.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">This provides an essential learning experience as it
has been proven that bilingual children achieve better results in their
education”.</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">L age 9:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> “The book is good, because if you are French or English, you can read
it. I think it is really good, because it has numbers in English and French for
the different countries. The CD is a really good idea, because the French
people may not know how to pronounce the English, nor the English the French.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">L’s parents</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> about using the book and CD: “Clearly, the CD is the vital part.
It is really done well and the bilingual format gets across the point that
languages are spoken at a certain pace and that you need to speak and listen at
that pace. That’s probably the key feature and benefit of the book. The
fact that these are nursery rhymes, implies that they should be repeated time
and again until second nature, very clever. The illustrations make more sense once
you are listening and start singing along with the kids.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Using the book one appreciates the work that has
gone in to making it. All round, a great job you should be proud of!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/angela.atkinson.794?hc_ref=ARS1e3IKisyGjPefFLCsJs23h6AX9qFrlf7RvU0n5cNpvSud1mWKTe_E4Q1uRNM2NaY"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Angela Atkinson</span></b></a><span class="fwb"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">
AA Editorial Services</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">“This is a lovely and
much-needed idea. Language teaching in our schools is pitiful: by and large too
little too late. So every little helps and these rhymes are translated into
French with great care.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">I've bought this for my
granddaughter who is approaching one year old. I've copied the CD into iTunes
so I can easily access the tunes from my iPad and iphone. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you want your child to start getting some early experience
with another language, this a good way to start - and good value for
money.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h5>
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Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-29748786510757569622016-07-22T10:11:00.002+01:002016-07-22T10:11:26.460+01:00French fun event 6th Aug<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Come and have some fun for 90 min . No French needed.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">The session begins with some play time (approx 45min)- colouring, puzzles, watching a short cartoon in French if it is raining, followed by approx 40 min of bilingual songs and stories some taken from my book </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Though theses sessions are offered free, a donation would be appreciated</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Places are limited so booking is essential please book seats per child. (You will not need to print the ticket, I will have your name on the list of attendees). </strong><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"> Booking is essential via this link </span>https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/french-fun-sat-6th-aug-tickets-26718466653<br />
<br style="background-color: white;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Free parking in the street and surrounding ones.</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Please ring the bell on the gate.</strong>Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-75455381272059945072016-05-13T22:32:00.000+01:002016-05-13T22:32:29.176+01:00FREE, June, French fun timeCome and have some fun for 90 min . No French needed.<br />
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Booking is essential via this link <a href="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.co.uk%2Fe%2Ffrench-fun-12th-june-tickets-25256720531&h=DAQGqvb-nAQFoFRB0Af9rsiEU1cqTMWWzBnxIsCb8MKfyJQ&enc=AZOYF5W7WmNZ7TCeaxJtq9TLe6qHP6mxM_-Cx-1iYH7DpuWvgUsV2UU5ZovmzsdUsoLkdyf8NGJtUcDkPfKbFLvGNnwblLGaQsf69q7EgVxYJc2LYdXIV_IEtZgTMKTV_BvcKKkYS8jo2SP26T8CPhpJ_StIJ0He6nPXAmAQysoLGeCxh_aP4AsUyZ-X6FgtxxikF2oRGJgFwj6jnoETxL_F&s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/french-fun-12th-june-tickets…</a><br />
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The session begins with some play time (approx 45min)- colouring,
puzzles, watching a short cartoon in French if it is raining, followed
by approx 40 min of bilingual songs and stories some taken from my book (see video below).<br />
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<strong>Though theses sessions are offered free, a donation would be appreciated</strong><br />
<strong>Places are limited so booking is essential please book seats
per child. (You will not need to print the ticket, I will have your name
on the list of attendees). </strong><br />
<strong>Free parking in the street and surrounding ones.</strong><br />
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<strong>Please ring the bell on the gate.</strong><br />
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In April we had fun with dominos<br />
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Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-47135894467108594562016-04-29T09:41:00.000+01:002016-04-29T11:16:43.095+01:00French spring song for childrenHere is a fun French springtime song to get everyone in a good mood.<br />
Spring is le printemps. C'est <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Robs0s4S-Yg" target="_blank">le printemps</a> means it's springtime. Temps means time as in a duration (do we have time to do this) not a specific time (what time is it).<br />
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Robs0s4S-YgBilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-6147389685021736562015-12-12T09:45:00.000+00:002016-04-29T09:45:58.807+01:00English-French Bilingual book and CD ready for Chrismas<br />
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<b><span style="color: #330099;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">After at least 4
years of writing, editing, drawing, singing, and much research, my bilingual counting nursery rhyme
book with CD is now available in paper copy as a limited print version. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b></div>
<b><span style="color: #330099;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The 28 page book can be signed
and delivered for Christmas for £15. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #330099;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Designed to help babies become naturally bilingual and for the English speaking 2 to 5 year olds lean French</span></span></span></b><b><span style="color: #330099;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></b><b><span style="color: #330099;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">through n</span></span></span></b><b><span style="color: #330099;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">ursery rhymes that keep the melody the rhyme and theme of the song in both languages. So you know what you are singing about. </span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #330099;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">It will also help French speakers learn English.</span></span></span></b><br />
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Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-81392899198279432072015-10-11T11:35:00.002+01:002015-10-11T22:58:20.627+01:00FREE French fun in November <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Come and have some fun play in the garden if it's nice weather, do some colouring, watch a French cartoon, listen to stories,
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and discover some well known English nursery rhymes and how you can sing them in French.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">No knowledge of French necessary!</span><br />
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There will be time for colouring and puzzles and for parents to chat in
French or listen for approx. 45 min followed by approx. 35 min songs and
stories.
Adults get to get conversation practice or improve their listening comprehension while the children are playing.<br />
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<u><strong>Venue: </strong></u>5 Bibury Road, Old Walcot, SN3 1DD<br />
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Saturday 21st Nov 2015 4pm to 5.30pm <a href="http://blogspot.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a260e3ab271ff5dc87a49c671&id=f100fed7ba&e=fafce2c81b" style="-ms-word-wrap: break-word !important; color: #eb4102; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Book here</a><br />
More dates will be available in 2016 (about once a month)<br />
<u><strong>Cost:</strong></u><strong> Free though a donation is appreciated</strong><br />
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Paces are limited so please book so I know how many children to prepare for. Thank you.Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-15343483020502632812015-10-10T21:38:00.000+01:002020-04-30T22:07:16.998+01:00French Fun for all<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As the children built a 'tent', I decided it would be good to read: 'Titou construit sa maison'.<br />
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Les enfants on construit une 'tent', alors j'ai lu 'Titou construit sa maison'.</div>
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We saw spiders in the garden so we sang incy wincy spider/ la toute petite araignée (my own translation of the song) and there's a spider on the floor/ il y a une araignée sur le sol (also my own translation) <br />
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Nous avons vu des araignée dans le jardin alors nous avons chanté incy wincy spider/ la toute petite araignée (ma traduction) and there's a spider on the floor/ il y a une araignée sur le sol (aussi ma traduction)</div>
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<br />Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-74935335394794562412014-10-20T16:37:00.000+01:002014-10-20T16:37:01.964+01:00FREE French rhymes and story time<br />
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<b>Special event at Liden Library,</b></div>
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<b>FREE French rhymes and story time</b></div>
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<b>Wednesday 22nd of October 2014, 2.00 to 2.30 pm.</b></div>
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Come and join the fun with Virginie to sing and copy actions of your traditional songs (head shoulder knees and toes; row row your boat, if you happy and you know and much more) in French. All children 0-5 years old welcome!<br />
Please book for this free event at virginie@fun-french-learning.fr or 07423065957Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-84464113099693684052014-10-14T17:41:00.000+01:002014-10-14T17:41:30.625+01:00Research shows benefits of being bilingualResearch shows that bilingual children have an advantage in noisy classrooms<br />
read more: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-29599177">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-29599177</a><br />
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They are also better at problem solving skills and creative thinking: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19109883">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19109883</a><br />
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<strong>At
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Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's
47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out
of school.<br />
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Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater
intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of
our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of
Europe.<br />
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There is also lots more information about events, competitions you can enter and some free materials on the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/edl/" target="_blank">BBC website </a><br />
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Here is a song to celebrate! </h4>
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Hello to all the children of the world.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpTR1wF4M6k" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpTR1wF4M6k</a><br />
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<br />Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-71752825302133749002014-05-22T20:16:00.000+01:002014-05-22T20:26:43.762+01:00Kindergarden children Fascinating 3 min <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5sBzMtB3Q" target="_blank">video</a>!<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1p5sBzMtB3Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1p5sBzMtB3Q</a><br />
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How children outperform business school student on problem solving.<br />
or follow up 7 min video:<br />
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<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_build_a_tower?language=en#t-45802" target="_blank">http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_build_a_tower?language=en#t-45802</a>Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-87957779859501520652014-04-30T20:09:00.000+01:002020-05-01T16:45:27.279+01:00When translations don't work!<h4>
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Have a laugh</span></h4>
I just received this email and though it was a brilliant example of the importance of good quality translations!<br />
I hope you enjoy it.<br />
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">A friend went to Beijing recently and was
given this brochure by the hotel. It is precious.<br />She is
keeping it and reads it whenever she feels depressed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><u>Getting There</u>:
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Our
representative will make you wait at the airport. The bus to the
hotel runs along the lake shore. Soon you will feel pleasure in
passing water. You will know that you are getting near the hotel,
because you will go round the bend. The manager will await you in
the entrance hall. He always tries to have intercourse with all
new guests.<br />
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<u>The
Hotel</u>: </h4>
This
is a family hotel, so children are very welcome. We of course are
always pleased to accept adultery. Highly skilled nurses are
available in the evenings to put down your children. Guests are
invited to conjugate in the bar and expose themselves to others.
But please note that ladies are not allowed to have babies in the
bar. We organize social games, so no guest is ever left alone to
play with them self.<br />
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<u>The
Restaurant</u>: </h4>
Our menus have been
carefully chosen to be ordinary and unexciting. At dinner, our
quartet will circulate from table to table, and fiddle with
you.<br />
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<u>Your Room</u>:
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Every room has
excellent facilities for your private parts. In winter, every room
is on heat. Each room has a balcony offering views of outstanding
obscenity! .. You will not be disturbed by traffic noise, since
the road between the hotel and the lake is used only by
pederasts.<br />
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<u>Bed</u>: </h4>
Your bed has been
made in accordance with local tradition. If you have any other
ideas please ring for the chambermaid. Please take advantage of
her. She will be very pleased to squash your shirts, blouses and
underwear. If asked, she will also squeeze your trousers.<br />
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<u>Above All</u>:
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When you leave
us at the end of your holiday, you will have no hope. You will
struggle to forget it.<br />
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<span style="color: #1f497d;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #1f497d;">Obviously, it has been translated directly, word for word from Mandarin into English.</span> This is not the way languages work. You have to understand the meaning of words depending context. I came across some children's bilingual books that also seem to have applied the same principle so I have added a list of the many I am happy to recommend on my <a href="https://bb-swindon.blogspot.com/p/recommended-books-and-book-reviews.html" target="_blank">books and reviews</a> page<br />
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Have you come across any funny translation? Please share them below and we can all have a laugh.<br />
Bilingual Babies - French Funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441198735455251738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276631422841457329.post-73291599399583987232014-04-23T22:12:00.000+01:002014-04-23T22:12:29.805+01:00Interesting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x2_kWRB8-A&feature=player_detailpage" target="_blank">video</a> about learning languages and why children find it easier to learn- not what you think, to do with skill or ability but decision.<br />
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I was lucky enough to learn French and English as a baby and I love exploring and discovering Spanish. Communication is more important than the grammar and that is what is so interesting about different languages, we can communicate the same thing in many different ways.<br />
See more in this 15 min <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcX2AwH3cG8" target="_blank">video</a> about communicating in English. The 3 secret you need to know about spoken English is fascinating!<br />
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This was a question I was asked recently in a post-natal group I was
delivering to. It came from a woman who prior to having her baby was in
a highly professional, highly trained, highly stressful job and was
excelling at it. She was at a loss as to how this little bundle of love
and light was rendering her completely incompetent!<br />
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I sympathised, poured her a hot cup of tea and then asked her: <b>why are you surprised?</b> <br />
Just because you are a lawyer/ A&E consultant/ teacher/ designer
when you have your baby, and successfully managing and thriving in that
role, does not automatically mean you will cope as a parent.<br />
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<b>Why?</b>
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You had training, learning, exams for your job. Years of it. Most
probably your only introduction to being a parent was watching your own
parent you, watching a friend/ sister, and attending a 3 session
antenatal class (and that really only talks about the delivery and a
fraction of what comes after). Why do you think you are not going to
struggle and have dark days? There is no 'parenting training' and <b>no baby manual.</b></li>
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Being a teacher/ lawyer/ gardener provides some degree of emotional
separation. You most probably do not teach your own children, represent
your own children or garden for your own children. When it is something
of you and from you which is there making demands of you that you're
not sure what they mean, it is different. It is difficult. It is hard.
It can hurt so much more to feel so useless or unknowing. There feels
more at stake and <b>you are emotionally invested</b> in this little being more than you've been in anyone before.</li>
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Your job probably had working hours. Whether you had the odd overtime
day or went in on the occasional weekend to catch up, there was still a
break. Time out. Physical separation. Parenting is 24/7. Sometimes
there can be no break, at all, for days... It can be <b>an incredible adjustment</b></li>
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to try and make: having demands made on your time, energy, and body constantly.</li>
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<b>You can do it though- it DOES get easier! </b><br />
I know that is a bitter pill to swallow when your baby has been crying
for 37 hours and has been feeding for an hour, every hour. Right now you
probably want to reach through the screen and throttle me with my own
platitudes! You don't want to hear that it will get easier, you want it
easier now! Understandably. So <img align="right" height="389" src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/tG612pnOj4CL1ApBVuJe-bJo58CSPBR91DeYiD5dbikwKGXMVq8zs_NxhQl62A-mhPHc7COUtjYHJkOEUJqqzcq3cbVen06ffrCGEXWXgdnOsD23iRWEc7K9kmni2QNa=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/81a4e06c40cc7092817734a00/images/flowers.jpg" style="border: 0; line-height: 100%; min-height: 389px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 161px;" width="161" />here's a few ideas on how to do that:
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Take a few very deep and very long breaths. Drop your shoulders, relax your toes. <b>Breathe</b> again. Allow some seconds to gather yourself together and get some distance and perspective. Breathe again.</li>
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Give yourself a break- literally and figuratively. Knowing now why it
is not an automatic given to be able to cope as a parent, stop being so
hard on yourself! It is not easy, there are no rules. You can only <b>do what you can, when you can</b>.
And take a physical break: hand the baby over to someone in your
support network, crying or not. Go for a walk. Go to bed. Whatever you
need to do to feel recharged and calm, do it.</li>
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talk to another parent. Go see a fellow mother, go to a baby group or
have someone come to visit you. You may not feel like exposing your
parenting inadequacies to the world but actually, <b>admitting your struggles and sharing them with others</b>,
can be very healing and helpful. You will feel you are not alone which
may not solve your immediate problem but can be incredibly reassuring.</li>
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remember who you were 'before baby' (bb) and connect with that. As a
teacher/ lawyer/ engineer you had numerous skills and talents, draw on
them to help yourself through the difficulties. Just because you aren't
'trained as a parent' doesn't mean all your other abilities are
obsolete- you just need to be creative in using them to your own
positive effect. Also, it is helpful if you can, to <b>reconnect with activities you used to do</b>
'bb': arrange to go horse riding/ start knitting/ taking photos-
whatever you used to do that was part of 'you'. You may not be able to
do the 3 day sea kayaking trips of old but a little bit of something is
better than nothing and will ease the feeling of being completely
disconnected with yourself.</li>
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These are just some of the ways you can make things easier, now. If you
want to take a look at a more comprehensive range of suggestions, you
will find tips for new parents on <a href="http://mumsandmore.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=81a4e06c40cc7092817734a00&id=61caaa8544&e=6e3255c893" style="color: #ed5e29; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">how to thrive rather than survive here</a>.
Remember: parenting is so much about feeling your way as you go.
There is no other 'job' that dumps you in the deep end quite like
parenting. But you can do it. You can. <br />
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<a href="http://mumsandmore.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=81a4e06c40cc7092817734a00&id=9c51b6449f&e=6e3255c893" style="color: #ed5e29; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img align="left" height="97" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/0ll4fr_fc05z4iluShM3EmIjMRkXc47YHuntb2kYJlzEyRZJANAtF-NgYeer9ej0_f05g3kxuro7LCPBALrsupZuBCzIcfr1ZT6bIFUZ2sP8-x4Oztj2LkDLXAG6plEhOATwEIFNRQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/81a4e06c40cc7092817734a00/images/blogging.1.1.1.jpg" style="border: 0; line-height: 100%; min-height: 97px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 148px;" width="148" /></a>You may want to check out some recent <a href="http://mumsandmore.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=81a4e06c40cc7092817734a00&id=7272d6064c&e=6e3255c893" style="color: #ed5e29; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">blogs </a>that explore the new parent/ motherhood adjustment a bit more:<br />
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<a href="http://mumsandmore.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=81a4e06c40cc7092817734a00&id=02ffdca99e&e=6e3255c893" style="color: #ed5e29; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>3 truths you must know about becoming a mother</b></a><br />
<b><a href="http://mumsandmore.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=81a4e06c40cc7092817734a00&id=0d69a0c219&e=6e3255c893" style="color: #ed5e29; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">3 reasons not to read parenting books</a><br />
<a href="http://mumsandmore.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=81a4e06c40cc7092817734a00&id=4ab04e5f4a&e=6e3255c893" style="color: #ed5e29; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Autumn and Slow Parenting</a></b><br />
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In calm and confidence,<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">ABOUT <b><span style="color: #6c306a;">Kirsten Hanlon</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11px;">(B.A. Education and Psychology, PG Dip Teaching, Dip LC, distinction)</span></h4>
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Kirsten Hanlon is creator and director of Mums and More.</div>
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She is dedicated to helping and supporting parents in developing their
parenting confidence, using gentle and practical techniques. <br />
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Her parenting philosophy is not about perfect parenting; just parenting
that is perfect for you. With training and experience in Education and
Coaching, Kirsten runs a private practice in the Cotswolds, England and
works with all mothers and new parents in building life-long parenting
confidence.<br />
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An author and speaker, Kirsten has also worked closely with local
authority child-care professionals in developing their expertise
relating to post-natal content and delivery.<br />
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You can find all you need to know and more about Kirsten and Mums and More on the website: <span style="color: #6c306a;"><a href="http://www.mumsandmore.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.mumsandmore.co.uk</a></span><br />
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