• Lessons,  Verbs

    AVOIR Quiz

    Just posted! Try Club Mimi’s quiz on the forms of the verb AVOIR in the present tense: Quiz: AVOIR = to have Sponsored by Nallenart. For more information about L’Art de lire and other products, visit our website: Nallenart.com

  • Lessons,  Vocabulary

    LE THERMOMÈTRE

    LE THERMOMÈTRE (luh TARE-moh-MET-ruh = the thermometer) When it is winter here in Canada, you need to dress warmly to go outside. Check the thermometer first to see just how many layers of clothing you need to wear. Notice that…

  • Lessons,  Vocabulary

    Le CHAPEAU

    Le CHAPEAU (luh sha-POH = the hat) Le chapeau means “the hat” in French. Notice that the letters CH say “sh” in chapeau and the letters EAU say “oh.” You can almost see the English word cap in CHAPEAU. Remember,…

  • Canada,  Culture,  Lessons,  Vocabulary

    L'hiver

    L’HIVER (lee-VAYR* = the winter) L’HIVER (lee- VAYR) means winter in French. As I write, winter is now in full force in the northern hemishere, where France is located. At my home in Canada, the ground is covered with a…

  • Canada,  Culture,  Lessons

    Bonhomme Carnaval

    Bonhomme de neige, the French phrase for snowman, is a contraction of the words, BON (good) and HOMME (man) with NEIGE which, of course, means snow! This is often shortened to just BONHOMME. The English language uses the word bonhomie…

  • Canada,  Culture,  Lessons,  Vocabulary

    La Tuque

    If you are in Canada in February, you will need a warm hat! In mostparts of Canada temperatures are regularly below freezing, zero degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit. French Canada has given us LA TUQUE(la TYOOK=the tuque), a warm…

  • Lessons,  Verbs

    Faire = to make, to do

    Faire means to make or to do. je fais = I do, I make tu fais = you do, make (s.) il fait = he does, it does, he makes, it makes elle fait = she does, it does, she…

  • Lessons,  Vocabulary

    L'été

    l’été (lay-TAY = summer) Summer is a favourite time of year for many people. Children can get a break from school and many workers enjoy holiday time in warmer weather. Now we have learned the names of three seasons: l’hiver…

  • Culture,  France,  Lessons,  Vocabulary

    Le Printemps

    Le PRINTEMPS (luh pray-TAH* = the spring) At time of writing, this week marks the arrival of spring in the northern hemishere, where France is located. At my home in Canada, the ground is covered with a dazzling layer of…

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    New at Club Mimi!

    We are excited to announce the new quizzes, crosswords, and wordsearch puzzles at Club Mimi! Click on the links on the sidebar to explore the new interactive and printable puzzles, and interactive quizzes available. Test your knowledge and learn something…