French freeze frame: Movie vocabulary
Wednesday May 16, 2012
Whether you love attending film festivals like le Festival de Cannes (which runs from 16 to 27 May this year), watching movies, or just reading reviews, you'll want to learn some French vocabulary related to movies.
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More: Specialized French vocabulary
French quiz: School vocabulary
Wednesday May 16, 2012
Are you too cool for school? Test yourself on French school vocabulary with this little quiz or take a look at the lesson to review.
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Mot du jour: retors
Wednesday May 16, 2012
Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is retors.
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Listen to French: La Haute Route
Tuesday May 15, 2012
Practice your French listening comprehension with part 2 of this low-intermediate level audio journal about a hiking trip through the Swiss Alps.
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More: French listening | Intermediate French
Mot du jour: polémique
Tuesday May 15, 2012
Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is polémique.
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French class project: Create a French magazine
Monday May 14, 2012
Give your students an assignment to create a French magazine, with articles and ads. While this project is best suited for a final project and can be used as the basis for an end-of-term presentation, it can also be adapted for less time - whatever fits your schedule.
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Mot du jour: enrayer
Monday May 14, 2012
Learn a French word a day: enrayer.
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Poll: How do you like your French movies?
Sunday May 13, 2012
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Franglais Friday: un parking
Friday May 11, 2012
Le franglais du jour: un parking.
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French expression: Tu m'étonnes
Friday May 11, 2012
You might think you know what the French expression tu m'étonnes means, or you might be surprised. Click to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts.
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French for this: Demonstrative pronouns
Thursday May 10, 2012
Demonstrative pronouns (this one, that one, these, those) refer to a previously-mentioned noun in a sentence. In French, they must agree with the gender and number of the noun they modify: celui, celle, ceux, celles.
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French verb of the week: considérer
Thursday May 10, 2012
Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs (if any), and links to related lessons for the common French verb considérer.
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Mot du jour: sape
Thursday May 10, 2012
Learn a French word today: sape.
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French mistake: "C'est une fait"
Wednesday May 9, 2012
How are you doing? French proficiency tests
Wednesday May 9, 2012
When's the last time you determined your French proficiency? Test yourself on French vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation - fill in the blanks, choose the best translation, or answer each question. Please note that on the answer pages, there is a link to a related lesson for each and every question, to help you when you don't understand why you got them wrong (or right :-))
* Beginning French proficiency test
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* Beginning French proficiency test
* Intermediate French proficiency test
* Advanced French proficiency test
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Mot du jour: réveil
Wednesday May 9, 2012
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est réveil.
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French conjugations: Compound tenses and moods
Tuesday May 8, 2012
Conjugations for the different French verb tenses and moods can be divided into two categories: simple and compound. This lesson explains everything you need to know about the more complicated compound conjugations.
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Mot du jour: drôle
Tuesday May 8, 2012
Take a few minutes today to learn the French word drôle.
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French vocabulary: Expressions with pouvoir
Monday May 7, 2012
The French verb pouvoir means "to be able to" and is also used in various idiomatic expressions. Learn how to be beside oneself, to be pleased as punch, to be fed up, to do what you can, and more with this list of French expressions with pouvoir.
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More: All about pouvoir | French expressions
Mot du jour: escamoter
Monday May 7, 2012
Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est escamoter.
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Mot du jour: la fac
Friday May 4, 2012
Learn a French word a day! Today's word is la fac.
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French expression: Faire cadeau
Friday May 4, 2012
What does the idiomatic French expression faire cadeau mean? Click to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts.
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Easy French vocabulary: True cognates
Thursday May 3, 2012
Even if you're just starting to learn French, you already know hundreds of French words. True cognates are words that are spelled (although not pronounced) identically in French and English and have the same meaning. Take a look at this list of true cognates to discover just how much vocabulary is shared between French and English.
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French verb of the week: hoqueter
Thursday May 3, 2012
Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs, and links to related lessons for the French verb hoqueter.
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Mot du jour: drap
Thursday May 3, 2012
Learn a French word a day! Le mot d'aujourd'hui est drap.
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