A lesson learned

The other evening we entertained friends for dinner. Champagne served, we were asked to go and find two pens and some paper. Apparently we were to have an impromptu French lesson from our French guest. He began by reading us a short story, about going shopping in Troyes. It was a bit quick to follow at first, but then he read it again much slower, asking us to write down what we heard.

Apart from a few spelling errors we were both surprised at how well we did.

A strong part of learning anything is confidence. It was such an excellent way to learn, with a story that fitted closely into our lifestyle, and in the company of friends over a glass of Champagne. We are looking forward to the next one.