A2 Listening

Low-Intermediate French Practice

Advent

Advent is a multi-week period of celebration leading up to Christmas - learn a bit about it in this French video.

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.

Listening Practice

Baby-sitter

Short conversation between a couple and their babysitter.

Listening Practice

Bise à la française

La bise à la française a l'air simple vu de l'extérieur : les Français se disent bonjour en s'embrassant sur les joues.

Listening Practice

Comment utiliser les toilettes

Découvrez les divers types de toilettes françaises, leurs particularités, leur coût et tous leurs petits secrets.

Listening Practice

Comment utiliser les toilettes, suite

More info and tips for using French toilets.

Listening Practice

De l’importance de dire « bonjour »

En France il est vital de toujours dire bonjour, en premier, avant de dire quoi que ce soit d’autre.

Listening Practice

Dictées at Progress with Lawless French

Practice French listening comprehension, writing, and spelling at the same time with dictées from PwLF.

Holidays and Celebrations

Fête des Mères

Sunday, 13 May is Mother’s Day in France, but why? Where does this annual maternal celebration come from? Read this bilingual article to find out.

Holidays and Celebrations

Fête des Pères

Sunday, 18 June is unofficially Father’s Day in France. When and how did it get started? Find out in this bilingual audio article.

Listening Practice

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

Human : Interview de Francine

WWII prisoner of war Francine Christophe shares an incredible story about her experience.

Holidays and Celebrations

Il est né, le divin enfant

Video with lyrics and literal translation for the classic French Christmas carol, Il est né, le divin enfant.

Listening Practice

Informations personnelles

Easy video featuring essential vocabulary and grammar for describing oneself - name, age, phone number, marital status, etc.

Listening Practice

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.

Fun with French

Le Père Noël est enrhumé

Listen to Le Père Noël est enrhumé, a cute French Christmas carol with no equivalent in English (afaik). Video, lyrics, and literal translation.

Listening Practice

LingQ

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

Current Events

Mère Nature

Sophie Marceau is Mother Nature in this powerful, beautiful video.

Listening Practice

Numbers: Thousands and Millions

See how well you can understand random numbers in the thousands and millions.

Listening Practice

Numbers: Years

Improve your comprehension of French numbers by listening to random lists of years in French.

Holidays and Celebrations

Œufs de Pâques

Where do Easter eggs come from, and what's the reason for them?

Listening Practice

Paris en août

Certains diront que Paris ferme pendant le mois d'août : ne les écoutez pas.

Listening Practice

Pétanque

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

Holidays and Celebrations

Petit Papa Noël

Listen to and read the lyrics for Petit Papa Noël, a classic French Christmas carol with no English equivalent.

Current Events

Présidentielles 2017 1er tour

Short video of the results of the first round of French election results.

Current Events

Présidentielles 2017 2e tour

Short video of the results of the second and final round of the 2017 French presidential election.

Food and Drink

Repas de Noël en France, apéros et entrées

Learn about a typical French Christmas dinner in this bilingual listening comprehension exercise.

Food and Drink

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

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 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.

Food and Drink