A2 Listening

Low-Intermediate French Practice

Listening Practice

Aimé Césaire

Aimé Césaire
L'homme est l'une des figures contemporaines les plus importantes des Antilles françaises, et le nom d'Aimé Césaire a dépassé les frontières des Antilles pour atteindre une notoriété mondiale au cours du vingtième siècle.
Holidays and Celebrations

Fête des Mères

Fête des Mères
One Sunday every May or June is Mother’s Day in France, but why? Where does this annual maternal celebration come from? Find out in this bilingual audio article.
Listening Practice

FluentU – French Videos

FluentU French videosFrench videoFrench learners are always looking for new sources of French listening practice, and FluentU is one of the best. This subscription site offers videos for all levels of French, enhanced with quizzes, spaced repetition, and other tools to help you practice what you know and learn at your own pace.
Current Events

Gilets Jaunes Dancing Remix

Gilet jaune
Fun for your French class! This video combines music with current events (French President Emmanuel Macron talking to gilets jaunes) and includes interactive subtitles.
Listening Practice

Grandes vacances

Les grandes vacances
C'est le moment tant attendu des écoliers, collégiens et lycéens à qui il tarde de prendre deux mois de vacances bien méritées.
Listening Practice

Ilini French Videos

IliniFrench videosFrench videoLove watching French videos but have trouble understanding them? Ilini is perfect for independent students who need a bit of help when listening to French.
Listening Practice

La rentrée

Souriez, c'est la rentrée !
La rentrée est un moment très important en France parce que c'est au début du mois de septembre que la vie recommence. Oui, je n'exagère pas.
Listening Practice

LingQ

LingQ
Learn and practice French vocabulary and listening at any level with LingQ, an online learning system and language community.
Current Events

News in Slow French

News in Slow French
News in Slow French is a weekly podcast aimed at intermediate-level French students. Native speakers report current events at a reduced but not unnatural pace, making it easier for you to understand without being overloaded by rapid-fire French.
Listening Practice

Pétanque

Pétanque - Boules
Listen and learn about that most French of pastimes: pétanque, a form of boules played all over France.
Food and Drink

Santé vient en mangeant

La santé vient en mangeant
Pourquoi faut-il manger ? Eh bien, l'organisme fonctionne en fait comme une voiture. Pour que le moteur tourne, il faut du carburant. Alors, dans la voiture, on met de l'essence. L'organisme, lui, carbure à la nourriture.
Listening Practice

Scribe – Dictées

French dictées
Dictées, or dictation exercises, are excellent for working on your French listening comprehension as well as spelling, vocabulary, and grammar all at the same time. Scribe is a very sophisticated program that provides real-time feedback as you listen and type.
Listening Practice

Think French Audiomagazine

Think French audiomagazine
Think French is an intermediate-level French audiomagazine that is published exclusively online. Each monthly issue contains eight 2-page features on a variety of subjects related to France and other francophone countries, as well as a grammar lesson and a listen-and-repeat exercise.
Listening Practice

Yabla French Videos

Yabla French videosFrench videoEager for a new way to work on your French listening comprehension? Take a look at Yabla French, a subscription site with a massive collection of original videos featuring native speakers to help you learn and practice French at any level.

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