What you need to know about the Paris 2024 Olympics

From July 26 to August 11, 2024, the Olympic Games will take place in Paris: 19 days of competition, 32 different sports, 10,500 athletes and 329 events will be contested! A historic moment for France, which has never hosted an event of such scale in the past. This year, Paris will be at the heart of the sports media, offering a unique athletic experience, but that's not all! The Olympics is a multicultural festival of cultural gatherings, artistic performances and a way to meet up around various passions. Join the Alliance Francaise, which is closely following these performances and offering you events in the theme of the Paris Olympic Games!

Join our Summer Camps Special Olympic Games!

For the end of July, we have 2 Summer Camps for kids and teens on the theme of Olympic Games! As athletes proudly qualified for the AFV Olympics, children will start by creating their teams and choosing the nation they represent. After an opening ceremony, they will participate in creative art, construction, and other outdoor fun activities to win this great and beautiful competition between teammates! As the human body is the athlete's tool, they will also learn more about their own bodies. To finish the week, a closing ceremony and distribution of medals will bring this crazy competition to an end. Click here to register your kids to one of our session or choose directly your sessions here:

July 29 to August 2, 2024 July 29 to August 2, 2024

August 6 to 9, 2024 August 6 to 9, 2024

We watched the opening ceremony at Alliance Francaise Vancouver!

Many of you came to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics with a good croissant and coffee! It was a pleasure to see so much of you there, and we hope to see you again for future screenings.
You can also join us at our Café Actus, where we'll be talking about the Olympic and Paralympic Games. If you don't want to miss the Olympic Games competitions, you can watch them in French live and in replay on Radio Canada to practice your listening comprehension.

Learn French expressions related to sport

Because our main goal is to help you in your learning journey, here's a small selection of French expressions connected to sport to impress your friends!

1. Mettre les bouchées doubles
Used to designate someone who puts in extra effort to achieve a goal, its English equivalent is "to go the extra mile".
Example: "Pour le tournoi de tennis, Marie met les bouchées doubles à l'entraînement cette semaine."

2. Donner le meilleur de soi-même
"Donner le meilleur de soi-même" means giving everything you've got and doing your best to win. In English, we say "to give it one's all".
Exemple: "Le joueur a perdu, mais il a donné le meilleur de lui-même du début à la fin."

3. Être sur le banc de touche
When an athlete doesn't take part in a match, we say that they are "sur le banc de touche". This translates into "to be on the sidelines".
Exemple: "Elle était sur le banc de touche parce qu'elle récupérait d'une blessure à la cheville."

Learn more French expressions related to the Olympic Games in our latest video right below, and follow us on instagram for more educational videos!

5 Facts about Olympic Games

French is one of the three official languages of the Olympics! The two others are English and the official language of the host country.
This year will be the first time in history that the Games will feature as many men as women among the 10,500 athletes, with a particular emphasis on mixed events to promote this initiative.
Paris has hosted the Olympic Games twice: in 1900 and 1924. The 1900 Games were the second edition of the modern Olympics and marked the first time women competed in the Games. This year marks 100 years since the last Olympic Games in Paris!
The swimming events should take place in the Seine, which has been specially cleaned for the occasion! The initiative has cost over 1.4 billion euros and makes the river much healthier today.
401,220 tickets will be distributed for free by the French government to young people, volunteers from the sports movement, people with disabilities and their carers and certain public agents for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

You want to travel and experience the Olympics in France? Traveling has always been one of the best way to practice a foreign language, and the Olympics are a good reason for you to experience the beautiful city of Paris! Get yourself and your family ready for your next trip with our French classes taking place in our brand-new building. We offer classes for all age and levels, check it out here:

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