French Conversation 2026 - Discovering France

The next meeting will be on 1st May

All meetings will be on Fridays at 10.00-11.30, in the MVH Lounge. To cover our room rental costs, it is necessary to charge £3.00 per session, payable at the door.

Friday 1st May

Francine Dionne and Adrian Dean will present Le Musée International de la Réforme

Francine recently visited Le Musée International de la Réforme (MIR) in Geneva. Francine will explain that it is the only museum in the world devoted entirely to the history of the Protestant Reformation, presenting its religious, political, and cultural impact across five centuries. The museum is a secular place. It is not a place that tells you what to believe. It is a place that explains why people believed what they did and how that changed the world. We are fortunate that Francine's first language is French, so we will be able to hear French as it should be spoken.

As usual, the presentation will be projected on the large TV screen in the Lounge in French with a translation into English.  So, if your French is a little rusty you would still be able follow it.  Contact Adrian Dean 07989 343503.

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We have changed the group's format for 2026 to appeal to a wider range of u3a members and will continue to review it to keep it fresh. At each conversation, we will include useful phrases and vocabulary for your French trips. There are many potential situations, so during the year, we will cover the ones you are most likely to encounter. This will be useful even if you only have a smattering of French because we will also practise pronunciation.

The French Conversation Group is aimed at people with at least some knowledge of French.  Our current membership ranges from approximately intermediate level to fully fluent.  We are a friendly group and work on the basis that there is no disgrace in not knowing something because, in the tradition of u3a, we help each other with grammar, vocabulary and expression.  Indeed, part of the fun is learning from one another.   

We will, of course, continue with French culture, gastronomy, wine, places to visit and all things French during our conversations. Text in both French and English is provided on the lounge screen when we do presentations.

As always, we are delighted to receive contributions from u3a members. Contributions may be on any subject. Some have already contributed but we need more. If you would like to contribute, please contact Adrian so it may be included in our programme.

To discover more, click on the link on this page to contact Adrian or ring him on 07989 343503. Better still, why not just pop in to see what’s going on?

À bientôt,

Adrian Dean Group Leader French Conversation