Experience Language: Experience Life!
Newsletter - July 2007

Bonjour and welcome to our July newsletter. Bonne lecture!

• Special Offer in Montpellier
• The Green Streets of Paris
• First Name or Monsieur
• Stop for a Nap in Lyon

We are offering our newsletter subscribers a 5% discount on adult tuition and on the junior package in Montpellier for courses starting before 16th September 2007. Bookings have to be made before 10th August 2007 and apply to courses booked with residential accommodation only.

Junior Course in Montpellier

Adult Course in Montpellier

Velib', le vélo en liberté ! From 15th July 2007, Parisians and tourists will be able to hop on a bike at one location in Paris and drop it off at another. Mais comment ça marche? Well, it's easy and cheap. All you need is a pass, you can get a one day pass for 1 Eur, a 7 day pass for 5 Eur and a one year pass for 29 Eur. Your pass entitles you to free 30 minutes journeys. For longer journeys, you will be charged a little extra, eg. 1 Eur for an extra 30 minutes.

By the end of the year, Paris will have a total of 1451 Velib' parking stations and 20 600 bikes.

More information on velib' and safety cycling tips

Courses in Paris

On a language holiday in France, should you call your French host family by their first name or should you call them Monsieur or Madame?

Whilst it is common in the UK to use first names for almost everyone, it is not in France. In fact, it can be seen as rude to address someone using their first name if they haven't invited you to do so. Notre conseil: always use Monsieur or Madame when you are not sure.

More on forms of address

If you commute to work everyday, you may find this idea very interesting. A new company based in Lyon is offering people the possibility to have a sleep after lunch in a very zen atmosphere. Rooms have been designed with the aim of helping people to relax and sleep for 30 minutes. At the end of their sleep, people are offered a cup of tea and a sandwich or a soup. If they want, they can stay for an extra half an hour and have a luminotherapy treatment.

More information about this new service

Courses in Lyon

The Experience Language Team

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