Practicing French

French comprehension – Use of past tense (Levels A1 and +)

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Activity A: Listening Comprehension  See transcript Activity B: Grammar – conjugate in Passe Compose Use online verb conjugation tool    Activity C: Listening comprehension Listen to the following conversation and report what he does ______________________________ Submit answers or contact a French tutor for more information

French Exercise – Asking a question in French (All levels)

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French exercise – Asking a question in French Review of question forms   Practice For each statement below, write the following: 1) Question for which answer is Yes/No 2) Questions with Que/Qu’est-ce que ; Où ; Comment ; Combien ; Quand ; Pourquoi ; Qui Exemple: Affirmation – (Oui), je mange du gâteau au restaurant … Read more

Present Tense – summary and practices (Level A and +)

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Review of verbs in the present tense For more verbs and use online verb conjugator   Exercise 1   Exercise 2   Exercise 3 Make one sentence using the following verbs: DEVOIR (Must) – POUVOIR (can) – VENIR (to come) –  PRENDRE (to take) – VOIR ( to see) – DESCENDRE (to go down) // … Read more

Grammar review: “Tout, toute, tous, toutes” (Levels A-B)

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‘Tout’  devant un nom  s’accorde avec le nom en genre et en nombre. Exemple: Tout enfant portera un manteau ( each child…);  Tous les enfants (= all the children) porteront un manteau;    Toutes les filles (=all the girls…) porteront un manteau. Devant un verbe, le  pronom, ‘tout’  varie et peut devenir toute(s) au féminin et  ‘tous’ au … Read more

Adjectifs Possessifs (Level A)

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Singular Plural English Masculine Feminine Before vowel my mon ma mon mes your (tu form) ton ta ton tes his, her, its son sa son ses our notre notre notre nos your (vous form) votre votre votre vos their leur leur leur leurs Listen to the Audio Exemples: Mon chien est noir Sa chemise est blanche Leur … Read more

French reading and comprehension – “Un Discours” (Level A-B)

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Listen to the audio and answer questions below Open in a new window Transcription Questions ______________________________ Submit answers or contact a French tutor for more information

Reading comprehension in French – Exploit en eau vive (Levels A2 and +)

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French reading comprehension and vocabulary building Explain the meaning of the words and expressions in green below Après 108 km, onze jours et près de 54 heures de nage dans une eau à 10°C à tracter un radeau à la seule force de leurs bras à 3 800 m d’altitude, Théo Curin, Malia Metella et … Read more

French Beginner 1 – French Sounds

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PRACTICE 1 – LISTEN AND MEMORIZE THE FOLLOWING SOUNDS Alphabet French uses the 26 letters of the alphabet plus a few “add-ons”: accents on vowels (è, é, etc…) or cedilla (ç). When spelling your name -during a call for example- you will have to know how letters are said in French: A B C D … Read more

Comparing 2 movies – Pronom relatif QUI

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1) Reading comprehension – comparing 2 movies 2) Comprehension – Which sentences are true / false? 3) Grammar – Use of QUI as a relative pronoun   Write your answers below