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Traveling to Lyon, France

February 24th, 2010 | Posted by admin in Traveling - (0 Comments)

Are you thinking about traveling to Lyon for your next trip to France? No, well think again. Lyon is a beautiful city and has a lot to offer.

Why traveling to Lyon?

On top on being my home town (!), Lyon is one of France’s major cities.
Known as the French capital of gastronomy, Lyon also has historic sites from the Roman period, the Renaissance, a beautiful architecture from 17th century and more modern buildings (don’t miss the Opéra National de Lyon renovated by Jean Nouvel in 1993).

What museums to visit in Lyon?

Here are the top 3 museums you should visit if you spend a few days in Lyon:
- the musée des beaux-arts de Lyon, fine arts museum housed in a former convent of the 17th century, including the Baroque chapelle Saint-Pierre,
- the musée Lumière named after the Lumière brothers who invented cinema in Lyon in 1895,
- the musée des Tissus et des Arts Décoratifs, decorative arts museum.

Business in Lyon

Lyon is the headquarters of many companies in the pharmaceutical industry, high tech industry, media, etc.
If you’re in Lyon for business, make sure to save a day or two to visit the city!

Prepare your trip to Lyon with Live-French.net

Live-French.net offers private French lessons tutored over Skype by native-French teachers. There are courses available for all levels: French for beginners, French conversation, etc.
Register to a French trial lesson at a low price.

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Google advertises Parisian love

February 10th, 2010 | Posted by admin in Resources - (0 Comments)

Check out this ad from Google. This could have been our ad for Live-French.net! Just amazing. Press play and enjoy.

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DELF A1 Exam

February 2nd, 2010 | Posted by admin in Exams - (0 Comments)

A good way to motivate yourself when you learn French is to set yourself some objectives. If you’re a beginner in French, your target could be to take the DELF A1 exam.

What is DELF A1 Exam?

This exam follow the curriculum from the European Framework based on 6 levels. A1 is the first level.
The exam consists in 4 pars:
- listening: you need to answer questions based on a record that presents every day life situations
- reading: four or five written documents are presented to you and you need to answer questions
- writing: filling a form and writing simple sentences
- speaking: guided conversation, exchanging information and role-play.
The total duration of the exam is 1hour and 20 minutes.

How to prepare for the DELF A1 Exam?

At Live-French.net, we’ve developed a specific course to get ready for the DELF A1 exam. In 20 units, this course provides all the basic vocabulary and grammar points that you need to know to pass this French exam.
You can download the first two units of this course for free: Get my French for beginners course

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