The Stage Immersion Anglais Blog

Learn English safely during 2021

Would you like to improve your English, but hesitate to travel overseas due to coronavirus?

Would you like to avoid the queues and the crowds?

Would you like to immerse yourself in a safe and relaxing environment?

Come and join us, in the heart of the Lauragais countryside, just 40 minutes from Toulouse.

Reading is a great way to improve your English language skills. It’s also an activity which is very much in keeping with La Selve; surrounded by fields and woods, a very relaxing place, an ideal place to learn.

“But what exactly happens during an English immersion programme?”

Our prospective students sometimes have difficulty imagining their stay at La Selve, totally immersed in English. “How will we fill the day?” “How will I learn English?”

Read on, for detailed insight from a recent visitor.

From our home on a clear day we can see La Montagne Noire. Is it called the ‘Black Mountain’ because when seen, at least from the north, its silhouette always seems black, or is there some other reason?

At the end of my last blog on the Little Owls that live close to La Selve I said “perhaps next year we will have a nest of little Little Owls”. I am happy to report that we now have at least one young owl, perhaps two. One of them paid us an unexpected visit ......

Language learners - when comparing similar objects should you say ‘that’s the same than my car’ or ‘that’s the same as my car’ or something else?

Here’s a simple and effective way to overcome what is a common problem for French speakers of English.

A traditional British cup of tea is made in a teapot, usually made of china, but stainless steel or silver are alternatives. Most families have a number of pots, at La Selve, we have three; a small one for one or two people, a medium one, and a large one for the family and visitors.

The rich history and heritage of this beautiful region of France was shaped by a simple colour – blue.

During the Renaissance, the Dyer’s Woad plant was cultivated in Lauragais, and its blue pigment was traded at the price of gold throughout Europe. This brought wealth to the whole region, which became known as the Pays de Cocagne; the Land of Plenty.