French Levels

French listening comprehension – ‘Retour au cinema’ (levels A 2 and +)

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Listen to the following audio and find missing words from the text below [Open audio in a new window] Mon retour au cinéma, un _____ à la normale ? Ma séance avait lieu à _____ dans mon cinéma habituel, le MK2 Quai de Seine/Quai de Loire, à _____ sur le bassin de la Villette et … Read more

Start conversing in French – Daily activities, living in Paris (Levels A2 and +)

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Activities to develop conversation skills in French   Activity 1: Read the following text and describe your daily activities   Activity 2: Listening comprehension – view following videos. Talk about the city you live in. Shopping a Paris Vivre a Paris   ______________________________ Submit answers or contact a French tutor for more information

Use of past tense in French – Talking about a trip (A2 and +)

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Reading Comprehension – practice   Conversation Describe the activities (places, time, ..) taking place during the weekend in Normandie – see itinerary  below Grammar – conjugate in the past tense (passe compose) Listening comprehension Listen to the following conversation and report what he does   ______________________________ Submit answers or contact a French tutor for more … Read more

Listening comprehension in French “Choisir un cadeau d’anniversaire” (Level A2 and +)

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French Listening comprehension practice 1) Listen to the conversation and answer questions below   2) Questions 3) Transcript   ______________________________ Submit answers or contact a French tutor for more information

Reading comprehension in French – Special day for Chanel and Napoleon? (Levels B1 and +)

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Reading comprehension about the famous French designer Coco Chanel and the date connection with Napoleon … Listen to the audio Click here to view the text and read the story about the famous Chanel fragrance Questions Qui est Coco Chanel? Expliquez le choix du nom ‘No 5’ Quel est le point commun entre le célèbre … Read more

French reading and listening – Un train historique (All levels)

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Listen to the following audio and read the transcript below. Find definition and meaning of highlighted words Le Train bleu : la star du rail des années 20 et 30 C’est le 10 décembre 1922 que le «premier» Train bleu est inauguré à Nice. Il transporte en moins de vingt heures les voyageurs de Calais … Read more

Expressing nuances with subjunctive, conditional and future (Levels B1 and +)

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Use of subjunctive The subjunctive is used mostly with verbs or adverbs expressing desire, doubt, or eventuality; it may also express an order. It is almost always preceded by the conjunction que (that). Ex: Il faut que nous partions // Tu preferes qu’il vienne Note: it is possible to replace the conjugated subjunctive form with indicative … Read more

French listening comprehension – “Les jeux videos: un sport?” (level B1 and +)

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Listen the following audio and answer questions below Questions TRANSCRIPT