French Lifestyle and Culture

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

French text comprehension – Which French movie to chose? (levels A2 and +)

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Which French movie to chose? Read the summary of the 3 following movies. Questions: What is the common theme of these movies? What are the characters?  Describe their personality and actions. Explain which one you would want to watch. Why? Practice conversation with a French tutor

Reading Comprehension in French – ‘Un facteur extraordinaire…’ (All levels)

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Reading Comprehension in French – French vocabulary – French culture French Activity – Level A + 1) Read the text below. Note the use of past tenses and identify its type (passe compose, imparfait, passe simple) NOTE: Département de la Drôme est situé au sud est de la France, au nord de la Provence   … Read more

French conversation – Exchanging opinions and writing a message about waste and environment (Levels A2 and +)

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Practice French conversation and learn vocabulary to express an opinion about waste, recycling, environment QUESTIONS Contact us below to converse with a French tutor

French listening comprehension – “Un choc national: le restautant Paul Bocuse perd une étoile!” (levels B1 and +)

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Practice French comprehension – listening  comprehension 1. Listen to the audio 2. Complete the text Après ___ ans au firmament, le restaurant Paul-Bocuse perd sa troisième étoile. L’Auberge du Pont-de-Collonges __ ____ sa troisième étoile dans l’édition 2020 du Guide Michelin __ ____ le __ _____. La maison de l’Auberge du Pont-de-Collonges sera donc ____  … Read more

French language practices for the holidays : bûche de Noël and other recipes, Provence X-mas tale – All levels

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Discover French language practices for the holidays. Learn the history and the tradition French X-mas log (bûche de Noël), innovate new (vegetarian!) recipes, get immerse in traditions of Provence and view the classic tale by Alphonse Daudet, “Les 3 messes de Noel”, directed by famous provencal author and director Marcel Pagnol. 1) Traditional French Xmas … Read more