We tested: English lessons at the Mercier Center in Saint-Lo

Learning English? Yes you can!

Upon entering a small room on the first floor of the Center Marcel-Mercier in Saint-Lo, one is immediately immersed in Shakespeare’s language. Agnes Terrian, an English and Spanish teacher for the Community Center tries to speak English as much as possible and encourages her students to do the same. A classroom arranged in a “U” welcomes this evening 10 people, all motivated and ready to learn English. Among them, good students retired like Michael, who did his exercises better at home.

Good environment

General laughter as everyone is invited to repeat the phrase “”. The other is thin (Understand “the other man is thin”). The letter “th” is difficult to pronounce in English. Agnes, as a good educator, invites all the participants to pronounce this sentence, advising them: “To pronounce “th” correctly, you need to stick your tongue out! »

Various motivations for learning English

Many of the attendees attend Agnes’s classes To go abroad. One student explains why she enrolled in these English classes: “For us retirees, it moves us, and having a family in an English-speaking country, it allows me to live in unfamiliar territory. »

I am learning English because I plan to visit the country. Whether we like it or not, it is a universal language that is very practical when we travel.

“I am learning English to communicate with my nephew… who is German! ” explains another member. Agnes, teacher, She looks back on her life: “Teaching was my first job, I worked for 15 years in coordination and have been at the Mercier Center since 2016. Here, there are no plans, no exams, so no stress! »

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