Welcome to Alliance Française Cambridge
We are an independent, non-profit, non-political, non-discriminatory organisation. Throughout the UK, a network of Alliances Françaises brings the very best of French language and culture to your doorstep. We aim to promote cultural and educational exchanges between France and the rest of the world.
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About Us
Welcome and bienvenue to the Alliance Française Cambridge!
As a charitable organisation, we are present in over 180 countries around the world, teaching and promoting French and francophone culture since 1883. We offer excellent courses for all sorts of people who need to learn or improve their French fast.
We are a dedicated team working together with energy and enthusiasm to create this little French haven on Hills Road. We aim to offer something for everyone.
Reviews
May 2020
Very engaging, supportive, positive. Masters Zoom extremely well, uses all features available and clearly makes a huge effort so the classes are interactive and fun. Thank you!
May 2020
Amelie speaks very clearly, which is important for me. She makes the class enjoyable and ensures we all get a turn to speak.
June 2020
I am extremely impressed by the quality of the online teaching and with the promptness of the decision by the Alliance to use vide-conferencing — and to provide training for the profs. Melody is outstanding and has a very good on-screen presence.
April 2020
Tout est absolumment super. Mélody et Hélèna ont continué de faire des cours très intéressants, et il y avait peu de problèmes technologiques. J’apprecie énormément tous vos efforts, c’est vraiment un plaisir de pouvoir continuer les études de francais.
May 2020
Merci beaucoup à toute l’équipe et à Mathilde. Charlie est vraiment content que les cours aient pu continuer en ligne.
July 2020
Many thanks for teaching my son a new language and for the enthusiasm and warmth we see when he attends. The appreciation of travel, culture and people is hugely important to how we want to raise our son and you guys are outstanding role models for how my child perceives the wider world.
July 2020
My son really struggles to engage with school work. Amelie has understood perfectly how to motivate him using topics and games that he enjoys, and now he tells me that he “can’t wait” for his next French lesson. Thank you Alliance Française.
July 2020
I enjoyed the talk on Friday given by Nicolas. All praise to him for delivering it in such good English.
July 2020
Je voulais juste dire que moi aussi j’ai aimé ces petits amuse-bouche de la littérature française donnés au cours du book club en ligne pendant le confinement. C’était d’autant plus agréable que je pouvais y accéder de ma ville à 40 km de Cambridge! Merci Gaël pour vos explications sur les auteurs et les textes.
July 2020
Merci d’avoir mis en place le Book Club en ligne. Je trouve que nos séances ont été réussies même chez Zoom, tout le monde a eu l’occasion de participer, même plus peut-être que dans notre situation normale. Le choix de courts morceaux – contes, poèmes – a donné la possibilité de beaucoup de variété dans la même heure, la discussion n’a pas tari, et merci à Gaël de nous avoir fourni tant de mises en scène.
October 2020
Classes continue to be excellent. They’re challenging but interesting, friendly and fun.
October 2020
You have done me a great favour by putting me in such a good class with Amélie. It is a joy to have classes with her. She is kind, patient and engaged in the work.
October 2020
It was great! I’m certainly enjoying my online lessons. The teacher is very hepful and supportive, very professional as well.
October 2020
Je suis super contente avec les clubs de lecture. Félicitations à toute l’équipe – mais surtout à Gaël …. !
October 2020
I like that the homeworks are quite flexible so you can do as much as you can or want, and Melody is very supportive. I like the layout that mixes the skills of team exercises and reading and practicing together.
October 2020
I am enjoying the Tuesday morning class. The varied activities are welcome. There is a lot of opportunity to practise one’s French orally and also to work on one’s comprehension.
October 2020
Merci à tous pour ce cours super agréable et intéressant, pour moi ça marche très bien sur Zoom. Valérie nous a proposé un cours qui s’adresse à nos intérêts et à ces points de grammaire qui continuent à nous donner des difficultés. Nous avons fait des choses différentes comme la création littéraire et la poésie, un vrai défi pour une anglophone.
October 2020
The course A1 is brilliant. I really enjoyed it so far. I learnt a lot from it.
October 2020
The instructor is a true delight – extremely kind, patient, encouraging, energetic, knowledgeable, cheerful, and clear.
October 2020
This is a very interesting, well structured and well balanced course. It exposes us to aspects of French culture and also it improves our knowledge of grammar and syntax. Valérie is very good. She is thorough, supportive and very friendly. The group is small and friendly. It is exactly the type of course I wanted to follow and I am lucky I found it. I will continue with it.
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2 days ago
#Learnfrench with l'Alliance Française Cambridge! 🇨🇵
Literally translated as "to do a white night", the French idiom "Faire une nuit blanche" actually means to have a sleepless night or to be up all night. ❌😴
For example, when parties last for a long time, people can stay up all night and so 'faire une nuit blanche' to enjoy it! 🤗
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5 days ago
Les recettes de l'Alliance Française Cambridge 👩🍳👨🍳
La Tarte Tatin, named after the Tatin sisters who invented, is a delicious French pastry in which the fruit (usually apples) is caramelized in butter and sugar before the tart is baked. Follow the recipe of the French chef Raymond Blanc and treat yourself! 😋
Ingredients: 1 sheet all-butter puff pastry / 6 dessert apples / 85g butter (60g chilled and diced, 25g melted) / 100g golden caster sugar
STEP 1: Roll the pastry to a 3mm-thick round on a lightly floured surface and cut a 24cm circle, using a plate as a guide. Lightly prick all over with a fork, place on a baking sheet, then cover and freeze while preparing the apples.
STEP 2: Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Peel, quarter and core the apples. Put the sugar in a flameproof 20cm ceramic tatin dish or a 20cm ovenproof heavy-based frying pan and place over a medium-high heat. Cook the sugar for 5-7 mins to a dark amber caramel syrup that’s starting to smoke, then turn off the heat and stir in the 60g diced chilled butter.
STEP 3: To assemble the tarte tatin, arrange the apple quarters very tightly in a circle around the edge of the dish first, rounded-side down, then fill in the middle in a similar fashion. Gently press with your hands to ensure there are no gaps. Brush the fruit with the melted butter.
STEP 4: Bake in the oven for 30 mins, then remove and place the disc of frozen puff pastry on top – it will quickly defrost. Tuck the edges down the inside of the dish and, with a knife, prick a few holes in the pastry to allow steam to escape. Bake for a further 40-45 mins until the pastry is golden brown and crisp.
STEP 5: Allow to cool to room temperature for 1 hr before running a knife around the edge of the dish and inverting it onto a large serving plate that is deep enough to contain the juices. Serve with crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream
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6 days ago
Le coup de coeur de la semaine de l'Alliance Française Cambridge 😍
This week, we wanted to put the spotlight on Colette, a film who won the Oscar for best documentary short. It tells the story of 90-year-old former French resistance member Colette Marin-Catherine, who visits the concentration camp where her brother was murdered during the war, with a young history student, Lucie Fouble.
This deeply emotional documentary film is fully subtitled and available to stream for free on The Guardian website: we strongly encourage you to watch it! 🎬
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1 week ago
#LearnFrench with l'Alliance Française Cambridge! 🇨🇵
This week, learn the idiom "Monter sur ses grands chevaux" 🐴 Literally translated as "to get on one's high horses", this French idiom is actually used to describe when someone is getting very angry, or is being pretentious. It is often used negatively: “Ne monte pas sur tes grands chevaux!” “Calm down, it’s becoming ridiculous!”
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2 weeks ago
Les recettes de l'Alliance Française Cambridge 👩🍳👨🍳
La Tartiflette, speciality from the Haute-Savoie region of France, is a delicious meal with Reblochon (cheese from the French Alps) and potatoes.
Here is the recipe for 4 persons 😋:
Ingredients:
1,5 kg of small potatoes / 1 onion / 1 reblochon cheese / 15 centilitres of cream / salt and pepper
Preparation:
Clean and peel the potatoes. Cut them in small pieces.
Slice the onion and fry the slices in a little bit of oil.
Add the potatoes, add salt and pepper and fry them in some butter. Cover and let it cook on a low fire. Stir from time to time.
During that time, preheat your oven at 220 degres celcius (thermostat 7).
Once the potatoes are cooked, put them in a dish and add the Reblochon cheese cut in three pieces on top of them.
Put the dish in the oven for about 10 minutes. Take it out and add the cream, mix it all and put it back into the oven for about 5 minutes until the cheese is melted and crisp.
Take the dish out and serve it with a green salad.
Bon appétit!
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