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Low-Intermediate French Practice

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.
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.
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.
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

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.
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.
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.
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

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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