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Can you say "la plupart de mon weekend" or "la majorite de mon weekend" here?

elle entre ____. maison ils vont ____ cafe

-Bonjour ! Comment tu t'applles ?

-Je suis Laila.

-Tu n'es pas français James, j'entends un accent. D'où viens-tu?

-Je parlais anglais. Je suis de Géorgie.

-As-tu des frères et soeurs ?

- Oui j'ai une Soeur plus âgée

-j'habite dans le nord

-C'est super ! Tu parles très bien français.

-Je suppose

-Non, vraiment !

-Merci, vous êtes très gentil.

-Et tu aimes bien Bordeaux?

-Oui c'est très sympa !

-Haha ! Oui, en effet. Merci pour cette interview.

-Merci, ce fut un plaisir !

Hello,

I'd like to know why the C1 quizzes focus so extensively on the Passé Simple. The tense is never used in speaking, (except perhaps in a stilted academic discourse), and is encountered primarily when reading. 

For example, on a recent C1 quiz, seven of the ten questions were on the Passé Simple. I'd rather have my quizzes focus more on idiomatic expressions. Instead, the passé simple questions come up over and over again, even when I score a perfect "10" on a given quiz.

Thanks,

Greg

Salut a tous.

Ma question concerne l'utilisation du pronom "dont"  ici. La phrase ci-dessus peut traduire comme soit "The books I think of are remarkable" soit "the books i'm thinking about are remarkable." étant donné que penser peut prendre la préposition 'de', cette dernière formulation permet l'utilisation de "dont", n'est-ce pas ? S'il vous plaît donnez votre avis. Merci en avance.

Vois ici: De qui/dont/duquel = of/about whom, of/about which - with prepositional verbs with "de" (French Relative Pronouns)

Even though I've read and practiced a lot with them, I still can distinguish which is which, why in this story "Je voulais les garder" but not "J'ai voulu les garder". Please help me!

Does anyone have any recommendations of how to get a full on immersive french experience in France? I am trying to get ready for DALF C1 exam and want to improve fluency quickly. I am looking for 2–3 weeks in France ideally with 3-4hours of structured learning. Ideally staying with someone who speaks only french. Institute Francais seems to have something but it is very expensive and probably too intense. 

Is there a lesson to understand when to use le/la or ça for example. If I was eating something I like would I say Je l'aime or J'aime ça?

when to use an article with a country