Workliday in Montpellier?
Only a small school like École Bonjour France can be flexible to fit your requirements whether you want to work on reading, listening or speaking… And of course according to y-o-u-r availability!
A few weeks ago, Agata contacted me from Germany because she was planning a trip here and was looking for a French school in Montpellier.
👏 Bravo: this is what you call in French “mêler l’utile à l’agréable” or “faire d’une pierre deux coups” (kill two birds with one stone)
⚠️ Agata’s only conditions were to have around 10 hours of French lessons end April / beginning of May and with a focus on conversation.
When we talked on the phone, I immediately realized that her French was veeeeery good 👏! Also, she said that one of her hobbies was lindy hop and “ce n’est pas tombé dans l’oreille d’une sourde” 😁 (it hasn’t fallen on deaf ears).
Indeed, learning is easier when you are motivated so since I am able to prepare every type of content, I created a tailor-made program for Agata:
debates: expressing pros and cons is a must-do when you have reached a high level in French
talking about French events, general knowledge and social issues with a focus on dance topic, her passion
Et voilà ! We did that program last week and I would like to share here an interesting question Agata had:
What’s the difference between “se dérouler” & “se trouver”?
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By the way, these two verbs are called “verbes réfléchis / verbes pronominaux”
You use a pronom when you conjugate them, it will be like: je m’appelle / tu t’appelles / il s’appelle, etc. (for: me / te / se)
Ok so first let’s find out real examples…
> Se dérouler
L’Open Sud de France se déroule à Montpellier du 30 janvier au 4 février
Le Parisien, 30/01/2024
La huitième bourse aux vélos se déroule à Montpellier les 4 et 5
Midi Libre, 16/04/2024
> Se trouver
Le plus grand skatepark d’Europe se trouve à Montpellier
Le Bonbon, 31/01/2024
Cycles SH a déménagé : où se trouve à présent le spécialiste du vélo électrique ?
Actu.fr, 30/04/2024
Can you replace “se dérouler” by “se trouver” in these examples (and vice versa)?
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Let’s give it a try!
L’Open Sud de France ̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶o̶u̶v̶e̶ à Montpellier du 30 janvier au 4 février ❌
La huitième bourse aux vélos du Vieux Biclou ̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶o̶u̶v̶e̶ à Montpellier les 4 et 5 ❌
Le plus grand skatepark d’Europe ̶s̶e̶ ̶d̶é̶r̶o̶u̶l̶e̶ à Montpellier ❌
Cycles SH a déménagé : où ̶s̶e̶ ̶d̶é̶r̶o̶u̶l̶e̶ à présent le spécialiste du vélo électrique ? ❌
📣 Conclusion
| Se dérouler | Se trouver |
| focus on duration, proceedings synonyms: se passer, se tenir | focus on location synonym: être situé à |
🌴 Feel free to contact me if you plan a sunny trip in Montpellier 😎🌴
📨 French course quoteEnjoy your holiday and remember that you can turn it into a list of real challenges to progress in French!