French Lifestyle and Culture

French listening comprehension – Biography of a French poet (Level A2 and +)

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Short biography of French poet, Jacques Prevert Listen to audio Open in a new window View Transcript Questions More information Full biography in  French (or in English) One of his most known poems – ”Les feuilles mortes” [Listen the song]   Contact a French tutor to receive support  

Reading comprehension in French – ‘Distributeur d’histoires’ (Levels A2 and +)

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Reading comprehension to acquire vocabulary, review grammar and practice conversation in French     Questions – Activity to practice Find a title for this article What is the theme of this article? Find the website link where you can find more stories. Would you be interested in using such a tool? Explain.   Practice with … Read more

Reading Comprehension in French – “Et si vous étiez étudiant… au Moyen Âge?” (Levels B+)

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Reading and understanding French – Speak French Online – Learning French   C’était quoi être étudiant au Moyen Âge? Quelles étaient les filières les plus prestigieuses ? Pouvait-on faire grève ? Pourquoi la fac de médecine était-elle décriée? Et si on faisait un petit saut à l’université médiévale de Paris … Cocoricooooooo! Ce matin, ce … 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

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 vocabulary – text about Tu and Vous ? (Levels B1 and +)

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French vocabulary – find synonyms and explain the meaning of words and expression below   Un véritable casse-tête. Que choisir entre le vous et le tu ? Ne vais-je pas paraître trop pompeux, ou au contraire trop familier? Quel est l’usage dans cette situation particulière? Nous le savons, la langue française dispose d’autant de règles qu’elle a d’exceptions. S’il … 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

French culture – Commemoration of November 11th (Levels A2 – advanced)

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November 11th is the commemoration of the end of the 1st world war.  Several symbols are referring to the event. 1. Coquelicots et bleuets, fleurs symboles de la Grande Guerre Listen to words listed in green below Le coquelicot et le bleuet sont devenues les fleurs symboles de la guerre de 1914-1918 . Dans les … Read more

Reading Comprehension – “Histoire de la Fête de la musique” (All levels)

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French comprehension – Find synonyms of following French verbs (in green) – Discuss traditions L’origine de la fête de la musique remonte en 1976. Joel Cohen, musicien américain qui travaillait pour Radio France Musique proposait pour cette chaîne des « Saturnales de la Musique » pour le 21 juin et le 21 décembre lors des … Read more

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