Practicing French

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

French Reading Comprehension: “L’amour des livres” – Levels B1 +

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French reading comprehension to acquire vocabulary and to improve communication   L’amour des Livres in Pdf format

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

French audio – Anglicisms in French (Levels B1 and +)

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Listen to France Culture audio   Questions Find examples of anglicisms and the French proper words Transcript More about this post

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

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

Beginning in French – Basic grammar rules in French

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 1) Gender of a noun Every noun in French is ‘gendered’ , it is either a masculin or feminin. Some general rules can help you determine if a noun is feminin or masculine; ex: nouns ending with ‘e’ and ‘tion’ are general  feminin , but beware of multiple exceptions! (see in further lesson) .   … 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 / comprehensions – “Pourquoi lit-on des romans ?” (Level B-C)

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French vocabulary / French reading comprehension 1) Définissez et trouvez un synonyme des mots et expressions  en vert 2) D’après ce texte, est-ce que la lecture de romans est recommandable ? 3) Quels arguments pourriez-vous fournir pour rejeter les critiques présentées dans ce texte   ___________________________________________ Pourquoi lit-on Madame Bovary ou Da Vinci Code ? À quoi bon se passionner … Read more

First verbs to know in French: ETRE, AVOIR, ALLER

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Learn the first verbs you need to know in French TO BE — ETRE I am — Je suis You are — Tu es (informal singulier) He/She is — Il/Elle est We are — Nous sommes You are — Vous êtes (formal or  plural) They are – Ils/Elles sont  ============================================================ TO HAVE — AVOIR I have … Read more