Vive les Français et vive les pompiers!

The French classes at my school were lucky enough to earn another visit from some young French firefighters/interns studying firefighting in the United States.  This time, Marion and Antoine were joined by Adrien and Gregory. All four were very gracious, kind, and patient with us.  And they brought us crêpes.  Merci beaucoup!

Bless their hearts, they withstood another long day of answering questions about their favorite foods, whether they have any boyfriends/girlfriends, etc. And pauvre Antoine had responded to a call in the middle of the night.  A couple of nights ago, he and the firefighters he is working with had five calls after midnight.  Il était tellement crevé!  But he soldiered on and everyone did a wonderful job enlightening the French students in my school.  Les voilà:

Vive les Français et vive les pompiers! 

Merci d’être venus nous rendre visite!  J’espère que vous vous êtes amusés aussi bien que nous!  

Paix.

--J

Guest Speakers from France

I had a fun day at school yesterday with my two guest speakers, Antoine and Marion.  They are French interns learning about how firefighting works in America.  I brought them in to expose my students (and my fellow French teacher's students) to real-life French young people.  I was hoping that our students would try out their French speaking skills with these wonderfully friendly young people.

I think everyone had a great time, even the shy kids who weren't confident enough to ask questions. Marion and Antoine are planning on coming back soon and bringing two more French interns with them.  Next time, the students will be better prepared and will work in small groups so they won't feel as self-conscious when attempting to speak French.  I'm really looking forward to it!

Merci bien, Antoine et Marion!  À la prochaine!

Au feu, les pompiers!

--J