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The Link Magazine • February 1995
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Exchanging 9 year olds ROTTEN WOOD?
Imagine yourchild learning to speak fluent French by the age often. Could you see yourchild living PEELING PAINT?
in France and becoming a bilingual European before he or she goes to secondary school?
DRIPPING GUTTERS?
Five Swindon children have taken grammar and of course the accent But If a child likes the idea and
part in six month exchanges with very quickly. parents are tolerant, open minded
French families, arranged by an Not only do the children return and can plan for another person in SOLUTION
organisation called En Famille. speaking fluent French, they even the family, the long term benefits
The children, all aged 9 or 10, forget to how to speak English be- of learning French and gaining cul- Maintenance free
attended French schools and learnt cause they become so totally im- tural awareness are huge. UPVC fascia boards
French ways by becoming a mem- mersed in French. But they quickly To find out more about En cladding & guttering
ber of a French family. In turn the remember their own language once Famille exchanges, contact Ruth Expertly fitted
children welcomed a new French they get home and easily slip back or Roger Ogle on 872282.
brother or sister into their family into school studies. They willhave • For some reason, there are more at DIY prices
home for six months. Nearly 400 discovered a whole new way of French boys than girls who want FREE SURVEY
children across Britain have taken living and will have gained a great to exchange, and more British girls NO DEPOSIT
part in the exchanges over the last deal of confidence. than boys. Are there any boys who
twelve years. Letting a child go away for a six want to take part?
WORK IT OUT YOURSELF
Children are highly adaptable month exchange is a drastic way of
20' fascia board fitted £50
at around nine years, and it's an introducing her or him to another 20' fascia &
ideal time to learn another lan- language and being a parent to an FAMILY HOMES gutter fitted
£115
guage. They pick up vocabulary, extra child can be quite a strain.
20' fascia, soffit
NEEDED & gutter
£175
New nursery to give French for children 20' fascia & soffit
£110
children headstart To accommodate (prices correct at time of publication)
and exam entrants
The Mayor of Thamesdown David A Toothill based French teacher is French students
Cia holm paid a visit to West Swin- looking for teenagers who want to aged 13 to 15 for
don's new nursery at the Delta improve their French before they short stays (4 nights)
Business Park on 17 January. take their GCSE.
Pascal Watson, who has taught in March and April.
French up to GCSE level since she
moved to England from her native For details, For a FREE QUOTE
Belgium, offers individual or call 874717
group tuition at modest cost. For Tel: 827494 anytime
older children, she runs a group
for fifteen year olds with emphasis
on conversation and assistance
with grammar. Another group of
12 and 13 year olds will work on
conversation and vocabulary.
Pascal also caters for children
who want to start learning French
before they go to secondary school. LET THE EXPERTS LOOK AFTER
Learning a second language is so YOUR MOTORING NEEDS IN 1995
important nowadays and getting
the basics as early as possible is
essential.
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Headstarts Educational Nursery Purton and West Swindon. There
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School teacher Sheila Cracknell for learning material, and the ses-
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