Speaking French

It is not necessary to know how to speak French while on our trip in France, but knowing a few greetings and phrases is definitely helpful.

Pam had us practice some of those at our last orientation session on Jan 28th. Quite a few of you have French phrase books also.

One of my favorite French language websites is:
www.france.about.com

Since many of you have studied French in the past, you may want to test your listening comprehension skills.

There is a helpful section where you can listen to some conversations typical to what you would hear while traveling, for instance in a store or restaurant. Look for the section entitled Beginning French Dialogues on page:
http://french.about.com/library/listening/bl-listeningindex.htm

Bonne chance!

Pam and I welcome comments from our fellow travelers!