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.

Practice your French listening and writing skills with this A2-level dictée:

Au cirque

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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.

Fun with French

C’est l’Halloween

Sing along to this catchy French song for Halloween.

Listening Practice

Carte postale

Listen to this postcard about a girl's fun summer vacation with her grandparents to practice your French listening comprehension.

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

Dictées at PwLF

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

Current Events

Et demain ?

More than 300 French celebrities, confined alone at home but together in spirit, sang a beautiful song in appreciation of hospital workers making another tomorrow possible for the rest of us. Video with interactive subtitles.

Holidays and Celebrations

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.

Holidays and Celebrations

Fête des Pères

Sunday, 21 June is unofficially Father’s Day in France. When and how did it get started? Find out in this bilingual audio article.

Listening Practice

FluentU – French Videos

French 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

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

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

Il y a un monstre sous mon lit !

Practice your French listening comprehension with this conversation between a scared little boy and his dad.

Listening Practice

Informations personnelles

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

Holidays and Celebrations

Jours fériés

Everyone loves a good public holiday, n'est-ce pas? France has 11 of them, but they're not always paid days off from work. Learn more in this bilingual audio article.

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.

Current Events

La vie sous le confinement

Catch a glimpse of life in France under confinement (lockdown) in this video with interactive subtitles.

Listening Practice

Lawless French Immersion

Love watching French videos but have trouble understanding them? Lawless French Immersion is perfect for independent students who need a bit of help when listening to French.

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.

Fun with French

Le soir d’Halloween – Dictée

Try this fun Halloween-themed dictée to practice your French listening comprehension:

Le soir d'Halloween

Note: You must be logged into your Progress with Lawless French account to do this exercise. If you don't have one, sign up - it's free!

Listening Practice

LingQ

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

Listening Practice

Listening Tips

Understanding spoken French is harder for some students than others. But unlike speaking, listening can be done on your own - whenever and wherever you like. Even so, the best way to practice isn't always obvious - here are some tips.

Fun with French

Marie Curie

Work on your French listening comprehension with this pop-up book about Marie Curie narrated by children.

Listening Practice

Mauvais numéro

Practice your French listening comprehension, numbers, and phone etiquette with this audio exercise.

Current Events

Mère Nature

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

Expressions

Mon répondeur

Practice your French listening comprehension with a series of voicemail messages.

Current Events

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

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.

Listening Practice

Rien n’est parfait, de Tal

Liven up your French practice with a catchy song! This music video includes interactive subtitles (click any word for translation and more).

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

Travailler dans la francophonie – Dictée

Practice your French listening comprehension with this A2-level dictée:

Travailler dans la francophonie

Note: You must be logged into your Progress with Lawless French account to do this exercise. If you don't have one, sign up - it's free!

Food and Drink

More Lawless French

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