French Listening Links and Resources - Listen to French
Activities and resources to work on your French listening skills, as well as criteria used by various agencies to determine French proficiency.
French Sound Files
All of the more than 2,500 short sound files on this site organized topically to help you work on your French pronunciation and listening skills.
All of the more than 2,500 short sound files on this site organized topically to help you work on your French pronunciation and listening skills.
French Audio Dictionary
More than 2,500 alphabetical entries, each with a French word or expression, sound file, English translation, and links to additional or related information.
More than 2,500 alphabetical entries, each with a French word or expression, sound file, English translation, and links to additional or related information.
Top French Listening Exercises
There are over a hundred listening exercises on this site, ranging from simple dialogues to in-depth listening comprehension exercises. The most visited listening pages tend to be those that offer practical advice or discuss someone or something famous. Here are the 15 most popular French listening exercises on this site.
There are over a hundred listening exercises on this site, ranging from simple dialogues to in-depth listening comprehension exercises. The most visited listening pages tend to be those that offer practical advice or discuss someone or something famous. Here are the 15 most popular French listening exercises on this site.
French Listening Comprehension Exercises
Work on your French listening comprehension with these exercises. Each one includes a sound file, study guide, and short quiz, as well as a transcript and translation to help you understand the sound file.
Work on your French listening comprehension with these exercises. Each one includes a sound file, study guide, and short quiz, as well as a transcript and translation to help you understand the sound file.
French Listening Tips - How to improve your French listening comprehension
This site includes dozens of French listening exercises for all levels, but sometimes it's difficult to figure out the best way to use them. Should you listen first, and then read the transcript, or is it ok to listen and read at the same time? In fact, both of these methods are fine; it's just a matter of deciding which one will help you the most. This article offers ideas on how to make the most of the listening comprehension exercises on this site as well as your own audio books and magazines
This site includes dozens of French listening exercises for all levels, but sometimes it's difficult to figure out the best way to use them. Should you listen first, and then read the transcript, or is it ok to listen and read at the same time? In fact, both of these methods are fine; it's just a matter of deciding which one will help you the most. This article offers ideas on how to make the most of the listening comprehension exercises on this site as well as your own audio books and magazines
French Audio Magazines
French audio magazines are excellent learning tools, providing authentic French listening practice on a variety of topics. These French audio magazines are listed by how often they are published.
French audio magazines are excellent learning tools, providing authentic French listening practice on a variety of topics. These French audio magazines are listed by how often they are published.
Offline Audio Resources
You can learn a lot of French grammar using the internet and books, but if you want to be able to understand others and make yourself understood, you need to work on your listening and speaking skills. These French audio resources can help.
You can learn a lot of French grammar using the internet and books, but if you want to be able to understand others and make yourself understood, you need to work on your listening and speaking skills. These French audio resources can help.
120 dictées de français
The publisher of the online audio magazine La Guinguette has launched a new series of intermediate/advanced French audiobooks about contemporary France called Sur le vif (Real Life). The first three are reviewed here.
The publisher of the online audio magazine La Guinguette has launched a new series of intermediate/advanced French audiobooks about contemporary France called Sur le vif (Real Life). The first three are reviewed here.
French Audiomagazine Comparison
There are two excellent French audiomagazines available: Champs-Élysées and Fluent French Audio. My readers often ask me which one is better, when what they want to know is which one is right for them. Here is a detailed comparison to help you decide.
There are two excellent French audiomagazines available: Champs-Élysées and Fluent French Audio. My readers often ask me which one is better, when what they want to know is which one is right for them. Here is a detailed comparison to help you decide.
Top Software for Learning French
Software can be an interesting addition to your language study. While not a replacement for a teacher or conversation partner, software can help you improve your listening and reading comprehension as well as learn vocabulary, grammar, and even, thanks to speech recognition technology, pronunciation.
Software can be an interesting addition to your language study. While not a replacement for a teacher or conversation partner, software can help you improve your listening and reading comprehension as well as learn vocabulary, grammar, and even, thanks to speech recognition technology, pronunciation.
À l'écoute de la langue française
An extensive self-study French class divided into beginning, intermediate, and advanced lessons, available on CD-ROM.
An extensive self-study French class divided into beginning, intermediate, and advanced lessons, available on CD-ROM.
Bien-dire - French Audiomagazine
Bien-dire is a bi-monthly French magazine published in France, and is suitable for low-intermediate to advanced French learners
Bien-dire is a bi-monthly French magazine published in France, and is suitable for low-intermediate to advanced French learners
La Guinguette - Online French Audiomagazine
La Guinguette is an online source of French news. Features range from politics to culture and include a sound file, French transcript, and English translation.
La Guinguette is an online source of French news. Features range from politics to culture and include a sound file, French transcript, and English translation.
Alliance française
Search for the Alliance française branch nearest you. This organization is dedicated to promoting French throughout the world and offers local meetings to give you French listening and speaking practice.
Search for the Alliance française branch nearest you. This organization is dedicated to promoting French throughout the world and offers local meetings to give you French listening and speaking practice.
Fluent French Audio
Fluent French Audio is a bilingual audiomagazine for upper-beginning to intermediate students. These listening exercises include a French sound file with two speeds (normal and slow), plus a study guide, quiz, transcript, and translation.
Fluent French Audio is a bilingual audiomagazine for upper-beginning to intermediate students. These listening exercises include a French sound file with two speeds (normal and slow), plus a study guide, quiz, transcript, and translation.
Je vis, je meurs, by Louise Labé
Easy French Poetry Podcast is a French conversation podcast about poetry. This unique project combines listening practice with an analysis of French poetry and is ideal for high-intermediate French students, though any level student from low-intermediate to advanced can benefit from listening to French poetry read by a native French speaker.
Easy French Poetry Podcast is a French conversation podcast about poetry. This unique project combines listening practice with an analysis of French poetry and is ideal for high-intermediate French students, though any level student from low-intermediate to advanced can benefit from listening to French poetry read by a native French speaker.
Provence Podcast
Get some French listening practice with this podcast about a three-week trip to Provence.
Get some French listening practice with this podcast about a three-week trip to Provence.