Local cheeses to discover

France and cheese are two words that are very often placed together in the same sentence. And it’s not for nothing, in 2015 we referenced about 1200 different cheeses all over the territory! It’s a long way from the time of that quote from General De Gaulle: “How can you govern a country where there […]

Parapente à Annecy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Si vous faites des cours à Ifalpes entre le mois d’avril et fin octobre, profitez en pour tester une activités très populaires de la région, le parapente. En effet, avec une renommé mondial car proposant des conditions de vol idéales, chaque année c’est plus de 130 000 décollages qui ont lieu dans la vallée ! […]

Paragliding in Annecy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you do courses at Ifalpes between April and the end of October, take the opportunity to try out one of the region’s most popular activities, paragliding ! Indeed, paragliding above Annecy lake is world famous because it offers ideal flying conditions. Every year it’s not less than 130,000 take-offs that take place in the […]

Is French that amazing?

Feel like learning French and joining the community of 274 million French speakers in the world ? Welcome to IFALPES Learn French in the Alps ! Soon you will be able to speak this rich and beautiful language spoken on all 5 continents ! French is the international language for the arts like litterature, cinema, […]

Top 10 clichés living with a French family

Living with a French family is one of the best ways of learning the French language and discovering how people in France live. But how true are the clichés that people believe about the French? Let’s take a look at the myths about French people and a homestay with a family in France.

Is French a difficult language to learn?

Some people think that learning French is really hard, but this is far from the truth because it is not a difficult language to learn if you go about it the right way. So what are the easiest ways of becoming fluent in French?

French Cartoons and Children’s TV: a great way to learn French

Babar the Elephant Babar the Elephant is a good example of such a cartoon series. Babar is the name of a little elephant, who is a popular character for children’s TV. He was created by Jean de Brunhoff and was featured in Histoire de Babar (“The Story of Babar”). Babar has become well-known throughout the […]

How to pronounce French words correctly

Learning French vocabulary is an important part of studying French, and so is learning the grammar, but what is also essential to being fluent in the language is to be able to pronounce the words the right way. Listening to how people from France speak and imitating the sounds they make is vital to being […]

Learning Games in French

Playing games of all sorts is a lot of fun, and doing so is also a great way of learning a language. Taking part in French learning games can only help you improve your knowledge of and fluency in the language of France.

Exclusive interview: Paul Taylor!

Who is Paul Taylor? He’s a comedian and Youtuber that has currently a one-man show in Paris and a TV show in Canal+, he also has more than 200 000 followers on YouTube. He was born in England but lives today in France and all his narrative is based on this duality of being an […]