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Information – News regarding DELF and DALF exams

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Here is the latest information regarding DELF and DALF exams. Changes will start taking place in 2020. No more open-ended answers More multiple choice questions Change in number of activities Evolution in the duration of the exams No more specialty exams for the DALF All the details on this page (in French) If you are … Read more

Grammar review – “Formes passive and active” (Levels B1+)

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French grammar – active or passive form in French – French exercises A)  Voix active et voix passive La voix active présente le sujet comme agent de l’action . Ex: Nos amis construisent une maison. La voix passive présente le sujet comme agent subissant l’action. Ex: La maison est construite par nos amis.   B) Transformation … Read more

Reading/Comprehension in French – “Un long voyage” (Levels B1 +)

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French reading / comprehension – French vocabulary — French conversation   Après avoir baroudé pendant plus de 23 années dans plus de 190 pays, le Canadien Mike Spencer Bown est finalement revenu sur sa terre natale, rapporte le Toronto Sun. Parti en 1989, à l’âge de 20 ans, quand son compatriote Roch Voisine obtenait le … Read more

French language tip – how to use past and future tenses right away? (All levels)

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French language tip for French verbs in past and future tenses You know verb VENIR (to come) and ALLER (to go) in French? Great news, you know how to make sentences in the past and future tenses! 1) Using verb VENIR to indicate past tense: Use the present tense of VENIR + DE + INFINITIVE  … Read more

French conversation activity – “Mode de consommation: du producteur au consommateur” (Levels B1+)

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French practice – Discussion about new ways to consume  EXERCISE – Complete the following sentences

French practice — “Solving problems after a purchase” – French conversation (Levels B1 and +)

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French practice for simulating situations after purchase and requesting support   Situation 1 Situation 2 Practice 1: Complete the following table based on the 2 situations above. Make full sentences in French to present the problems. Practice 2 – Describe possible problems after the purchase of the following: a) A pair of jeans for your … Read more

Reading Comprehension in French – Gastronomie du monde: Le Mexique (All levels)

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#Frenchlanguage  #Frenchtext  #Frenchready Des champs de cactus à perte de vue. Pour les Mexicains, cette plante vertueuse est non seulement respectueuse de l’environnement, mais aussi bonne pour la santé. Alors, ils en produisent 800 millions de tonnes par an, mais leur volonté est d’aller bien plus loin. Le cactus est un fertilisant naturel qui ne … Read more

Conversation activities in French — “Cultural events and information” (Levels A2 and +)

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#LearnFrench  #FrenchConversation  #FrenchComprehension French conversation topics – Cultural events   Reading comprehension in French – Cultural activities