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French listening practiceA2 Listening

Low-Intermediate French Practice

Listening Practice

Ă€ la gare

Ticket seller
Practice your French listening comprehension with this dialog about buying train tickets.
Holidays and Celebrations

Advent

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

Au cirque – DictĂ©e

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

   Au cirque

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

Baby-sitter

La baby-sitter
Short conversation between a couple and their babysitter.
Listening Practice

Bise à la française

Bise à la française
La bise Ă  la française a l'air simple vu de l'extĂ©rieur : les Français se disent bonjour en s'embrassant sur les joues.
Fun with French

C’est l’Halloween

C'est l'Halloween
Sing along to this catchy French song for Halloween.
Listening Practice

Carte postale

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

Toilettes en France
Découvrez les divers types de toilettes françaises, leurs particularités, leur coût et tous leurs petits secrets.
Listening Practice

Comment utiliser les toilettes, suite

Toilettes en France
More info and tips for using French toilets.
Listening Practice

Dictées at PwLF

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

Et demain ?

Et demain - chanson
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

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

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

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

Human : Interview de Francine

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

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 !

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

Informations personnelles

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

Jours fériés

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

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

La semaine des Martin

Weekly planner
Practice your French listening comprehension with this run-down of the Martin family's busy week of activities.
Current Events

La vie sous le confinement

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

Lawless French Immersion

Lawless French ImmersionFrench videoLove 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

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 – DictĂ©e

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

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

Listening Tips

French 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

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

Mauvais numéro

Wrong number
Practice your French listening comprehension, numbers, and phone etiquette with this audio exercise.
Current Events

Mère Nature

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

Mon répondeur

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

Numbers: Thousands and Millions

Listen to French numbers
See how well you can understand random numbers in the thousands and millions.
Listening Practice

Numbers: Years

Listen to French numbers
Improve your comprehension of French numbers by listening to random lists of years in French.
Holidays and Celebrations

Œufs de Pâques

Œufs de Pâques
Where do Easter eggs come from, and what's the reason for them?
Listening Practice

Paris en août

Paris en août
Certains diront que Paris ferme pendant le mois d'aoĂ»t : ne les Ă©coutez pas.
Listening Practice

Pétanque

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

Petit Papa Noël

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

Présidentielles 2017 1er tour
Short video of the results of the first round of French election results.
Current Events

Présidentielles 2017 2e tour

Présidentielles 2017 2e tour
Short video of the results of the second and final round of the 2017 French presidential election.
Holidays and Celebrations

Qu’est-ce que l’Halloween ?

Halloween
Discover Halloween in this lower-intermediate listening exercise from Progress with Lawless French.
Food and Drink

Repas de Noël en France, apéros et entrées

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

Rien n’est parfait, de Tal

Rien n'est parfait
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 – DictĂ©es

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.
Francophone Countries

Travailler dans la francophonie – DictĂ©e

Francophonie
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

Trinquer

Trinquer
Short and silly video about French toasting etiquette.
Listening Practice

Un cancan dans la rue

Moulin rougeFrench videoIn honor of its 130th anniversary, le Moulin Rouge cancanned right out of the Parisian cabaret's doors and danced in the street. Watch this celebratory performance in a Lawless French Immersion video with interactive subtitles.
Listening Practice

Vacances d’Ă©tĂ©

Les vacances d'été
Environ 60 % des Français font chaque annĂ©e leurs valises pour partir en vacances d'Ă©tĂ©. Mais pour aller oĂą ?
Holidays and Celebrations

Vive le vent

Vive le vent
Cute video of Vive le vent, a French winter holiday carol sung to the same tune as "Jingle Bells," with lyrics and literal translation.
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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