Learning and Practicing French Resources

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French expressions for purchases (Levels A2 and +)

French expressions and vocabulary to discuss products and purchases ______________________________ Submit answers or contact a French tutor for more information

Reading Comprehension in French – “Une péniche de rêve!” (All levels)

Reading in French - French Conversation in French - Speak French Online - "Vivre sur une péniche" Find the synonyms of the following words DÉCORATION - Au départ, c’était "une vieille péniche habitée par un couple

Replacing words in French – Pronoms (Levels A and +)

Review and practice use of pronouns in French Pronom direct 2) Pronom indirect   Practice     ______________________________ Submit answers or contact a French tutor for more information

Asking questions and review verbs (Level A1)

How to ask a question for which the answer is OUI or NON? Exemple: Do you speak French? (formal or plural)---> EST-CE QUE vous parlez francais? Oui, je parle francais. Does your friend like traveling?--->

French reading comprehension – Choc culturel et plus (Levels A2 and +)

French reading comprehension - Vocabulary to describe cultural shock - Travel experience _________________ Read the following text and answer questions below Le “syndrome de l’Inde” est une pathologie psychologique nommé ainsi par Régis Airault, qui

Common Expressions with Avoir and Etre

Verbe Avoir -- Listen to the Audio  Present tense of avoir /avwaʀ/ - to have I have j'ai /ʒe/ We have nous avons /nu zavɔ̃/ You have tu as /ty ɑ/ You have vous avez /vu zave/ He has

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

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 ______________________________

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

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

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

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

French communication – understanding a message (All levels)

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

'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

Point culture – Lyon, l’autre ville des lumières

France culture - Lyon tradition - Fete des Lumieres Lyon, l'autre ville des lumières, est célèbrée le 8 décembre. Voila quelques informations pour vous faire découvrir un  évènement unique en France. Qu'est-ce qu'est la Fête

Adjectifs Possessifs (Level A)

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

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

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 +)

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

French Beginner 1 – French Sounds

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

Comparing 2 movies – Pronom relatif QUI

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 

French conversation – Discuss about advertisement (Levels A2 and +)

Reading comprehension - Conversation in French Peut-on se passer de publicité? Questions and discussion Register for a private conversation session with a French tutor

French Grammar review “Les pronoms” (All levels)

French grammar - Review French - Practice French Online   Les pronoms remplacent des noms, des groupes nominaux, et parfois des propositions. - des pronoms personnels - des pronoms démonstratifs - des pronoms possessifs -

French reading – Tout savoir sur le café (Level A2 and +)

French vocabulary and expressions - History in French - Review simple past Voilà plus de 4 siècles que le café est arrivé en Europe. Cette boisson énergisante a rapidement été appréciée au fil du temps,

French activity – A personality test in French “Quel(le) ami(e) êtes-vous?” (Levels A2 and +)

Practice French by taking a personality test: Which type of friend are you? Find out which type of friend you are: Want to practice with a French tutor? Register for a free session here

French reading comprehension – ‘Pourquoi le look est important?’ (Level A2 and +)

Reading comprehension in French - Vocabulary about look and emotions Quand on sait que 80% de notre communication personnelle est non verbale, adopter le « bon look » est essentiel pour réussir dans la vie

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

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

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

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

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

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

Listening comprehension in French – Podcasts with transcription

Plenty of podcasts in French with transcription to help you progress in listening comprehension. Listening to audio and review words and expressions in sentences. Check lists of podcasts here   Have a question? Want to

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

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

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

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

French videos for beginners conversations (Level A and +)

Comprehension and communication for beginners -  French videos with transcripts and vocabulary   Vie quotidienne  - Everyday life Faire connaissance --  Parler du quotidien --  Faire des achats    Vie professionelle - At work Au bureau

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

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 _____

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

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.

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

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

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

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 +)

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

Beginning in French – Basic grammar rules in French

 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

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

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

French reading / comprehensions – “Pourquoi lit-on des romans ?” (Level B-C)

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