The personal descriptions of characters in this French learning resource can either be used as speaking or writing prompts. This resource also includes a listening comprehension component. One of my students said, “It’s nice to have all of this background information about the character. It feels like we can gossip about him…” Doing this activity was a lot ofContinue reading “Telling a Story in French – Rencontrez Paula – Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking”
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Tips for understanding spoken French
Do you find it difficult to have a decent conversation in French? Is it really hard for you to understand spoken French? You’re not alone! Here are 20+ tips for speaking and understanding spoken French from English speaking people living in France. Read on to discover their tips. If you have some ideas please add themContinue reading “Tips for understanding spoken French”
French Future Tense Story – Le Futur Antérieur
La Journée de Vanessa – Le Futur Antérieur 👇 Scroll down for the English translation of this story 👇 La Journée de Vanessa Ce matin-là, le réveil de Vanessa aura sonné à six heures. Elle ne se sera pas levée tout de suite. Elle sera restée au lit jusqu’à six heures et demie. Ensuite, elleContinue reading “French Future Tense Story – Le Futur Antérieur”
French Listening Comprehension and Pronoun Practice
Listen to a six minute story, read by François, and complete an exercise filling in 100 blanks with all kinds of different pronouns! This story uses advanced level grammar and vocabulary. Follow the steps below for a complete learning experience including reading, writing, listening, and speaking. 👇Scroll down to complete the first part of this exercise👇Continue reading “French Listening Comprehension and Pronoun Practice”
French Future Tense Story – Le Futur Simple
La Journée de Vanessa – Le Futur Simple 👇 Scroll down for the English translation of this story 👇 La Journée de Vanessa Le réveil de Vanessa sonnera à six heures. Elle ne se lèvera pas tout de suite. Elle restera au lit jusqu’à six heures et demie. Ensuite, elle prendra son petit-déjeuner. Elle mangeraContinue reading “French Future Tense Story – Le Futur Simple”
French Conditional Tense Story
La Journée de Vanessa – French Present Conditional 👇 Scroll down for the English translation of this story 👇 La Journée de Vanessa Le réveil de Vanessa sonnerait à six heures. Elle ne se lèverait pas tout de suite. Elle resterait au lit jusqu’à six heures et demie. Ensuite, elle prendrait son petit-déjeuner. Elle mangeraitContinue reading “French Conditional Tense Story”
French Present Tense Story
La Journée de Vanessa – French Present Tense 👇 Scroll down for the English translation of this story 👇 La Journée de Vanessa Le réveil de Vanessa sonne à six heures. Elle ne se lève pas tout de suite. Elle reste au lit jusqu’à six heures et demie. Ensuite, elle prend son petit-déjeuner. Elle mangeContinue reading “French Present Tense Story”
French Subjunctive or Indicative Expressions List
Sometimes you need to use the French subjunctive, and sometimes you do not. Learn the following list of common expressions. Those on the left are followed by the subjunctive, and the ones on the right are followed by the indicative. This is not a definitive list. I’ve only included some of the most common expressions.Continue reading “French Subjunctive or Indicative Expressions List”
French Past Tense Story – Le Passé Composé
La Journée de Vanessa – French Passé Composé 👇 Scroll down for the English translation of this story 👇 La Journée de Vanessa Ce matin, le réveil de Vanessa a sonné à six heures. Elle ne s’est pas levée tout de suite. Elle est restée au lit jusqu’à six heures et demie. Ensuite, elle aContinue reading “French Past Tense Story – Le Passé Composé”
French Imperfect Tense Story – L’imparfait
La Journée de Vanessa – French Imperfect Tense 👇 Scroll down for the English translation of this story 👇 Pratiquement tous les jours, le réveil de Vanessa sonnait à six heures. Elle restait toujours un peu au lit et elle se levait généralement à 6 heures et demie, ce n’était pas trop tôt. Ensuite, elleContinue reading “French Imperfect Tense Story – L’imparfait”
