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French listening practiceB1 Listening

Intermediate French Practice

Learn French

Améliorer son français

Améliorer son français
Listening comprehension exercise with tips on improving reading comprehension.
Listening Practice

Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe
Visit the famous Arc de Triomphe in this video with interactive subtitles.
Current Events

Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped

Arc de Triomphe, WrappedFrench videoParis's Arc de Triomphe has been entirely wrapped in fabric as a temporary artwork created by (deceased) artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Learn about the mixed feelings of spectators in this video with interactive subtitles.
Linguistics

Birth of French Language

Birth of the French Language
Learn about the birth of the French language in this bilingual article. (part 1 of 5)
Holidays and Celebrations

Bonne fête du Premier mai !

Un muguet pour le premier mai
In France, May 1st is la Fête du Travail as well as la Fête du Muguet. What's the connection between these two seemingly unrelated holidays? #1erMai
Grammar Lessons

Chanson du subjonctif

French subjunctive song
Do you have trouble with the French subjunctive? Maybe this song will helps - it's a tribute to Jeanne d'Arc filled with verbs and expressions that require the subjunctive.
Listening Practice

Chapeaux en France

Chapeaux en France
Très prisé en France entre les années 20 et 60, le chapeau fait un retour en force et accompagne joliment les tenues élégantes ou décontractées, à la plage comme à la ville.
Listening Practice

Chapeaux en France – Traditions

Chapeaux en France
Learn about some hat-related traditions in France and the UK.
Listening Practice

Châteaux et sites hantés

Châteaux hantés
Si vous êtes féru de contes fantomatiques ou de récits à glacer le sang, la visite des plus célèbres sites hantés de France ou lieux de tragédies énigmatiques pourrait vous fasciner et ... vous faire frissonner d'horreur.
Listening Practice

Chefs cuisiniers célèbres

Chefs cuisiniers célèbres
Learn about the history of French cuisine and some of the most famous chefs.
Listening Practice

Coluche

Coluche
Learn about the French comedian Coluche in this cute animated video. Click any phrase in the transcript for grammar notes and English translation.
Holidays and Celebrations

Comment fabriquer une piñata d’Halloween

Make a Halloween piñata
Listen to these instructions for making a Halloween piñata while practicing your French listening comprehension.
Current Events

COP21

COP21 - Paris climate talks
Short video summarizing the first day of COP21, the 21st Conference of the Parties on climate change.
Food and Drink

Cuisine française

Cuisine française
Discover why the French are so proud of their cuisine in this animated video with transcript and translation.
Listening Practice

Cultures qui ont façonné le Québec

Les différentes cultures qui ont façonné le Québec
Work on your French listening comprehension while learning about the many cultures that helped to create Québec's unique culture.
Listening Practice

Daft Punk n’est plus

Daft Punk
The famous French electronic music duo has announced the end of their 28-year collaboration. Learn more in this video with interactive subtitles.
Listening Practice

De l’importance de dire « bonjour »

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

Départ en vacances – Dictée

Alarm clock
Practice your French listening comprehension with this intermediate-level dictée:

   Départ en vacances

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Fun with French

Dictées

Dictées
Dictées are a classic way to practice French, even for native speakers. For them, dictées are a test of grammar (particularly agreement) and spelling - sort of like super-charged spelling bees. For French students, dictées are an excellent form of combined listening and writing practice.
Listening Practice

Dictées at PwLF

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

Donjons et Dragons – Dictée

Donjons
Practice your French listening comprehension while playing D+D in this intermediate-level dictée:

   Donjons et Dragons

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Listening Practice

Drapeau bleu, blanc, rouge

Le drapeau bleu, blanc, rouge
Why is the French flag blue, white, and red? Find out in this animated video.
Current Events

Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron
Video of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron's victory speech with transcript and translation, plus grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation notes.
Linguistics

Facts about French

French facts
Learn some interesting facts about the French language in this bilingual article.
Current Events

Festival de Cannes

Festival de Cannes
Short video summarizing the 2017 Cannes film festival.
Holidays and Celebrations

Fête du Canada

la Fête du Canada
La Fête du Canada commémore la naissance du pays le 1er juillet.
Listening Practice

First Names

French first names
Did you know that there are laws regulating acceptable French first names? Learn about them in this bilingual 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.
Linguistics

Français au Canada

Le français au Canada
Dans quelles provinces canadiennes parle-t-on le français ? La question en elle-même peut être source de confusion.
Food and Drink

Galette des rois

La galette des rois
Listen and/or read to learn about the delicious galette des rois and its traditional early January celebration.
Listening Practice

Guignol

Guignol
La marionnette « Guignol » fait partie des souvenirs d'enfance de tous les petits lyonnais. Mais Guignol est bien plus qu'une simple marionnette qui les amuse et les fait rire. Ce personnage est le symbole de Lyon et incarne l'identité lyonnaise.
Holidays and Celebrations

Histoire de la Fête de la musique

Fête de la musique
Learn how 21 June became an annual music festival in France and around the world.
Listening Practice

Histoire du Tour de France

Tour de France
Learn a bit about the history of the Tour de France, an annual bike race and test of endurance, in this bilingual audio article.
Fun with French

J’ai vu maman embrasser le père Noël

J'ai vu maman embrasser le père Noël
Listen to J'ai vu maman embrasser le père Noël, the French version of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." They are sung to the same tune, but the lyrics are somewhat different.
Holidays and Celebrations

Journée internationale de la Francophonie

Francophonie
Celebrate the International Day of Francophonie on 20 March by reading about a few of the dozens of French-speaking countries.
Listening Practice

La bise en France

La bise en France
Video introduction to la bise, that oh-so-French way of saying hello, including interactive subtitles.
Listening Practice

La tour Eiffel fête ses 130 ans

La tour EiffelFrench videoCelebrate the Eiffel Tower's 130th birthday 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.
Food and Drink

Le petit-déjeuner

Petit-déjeuner
Learn about a typical French family's breakfast in this video with interactive subtitles. (Lawless French Immersion subscription required)
Listening Practice

Les Français aiment leur travail

Les Français aiment travailler
If you're under the impression that the French hate to work, you'll be surprised by the data shared here. B1-level video with lots of numbers, interactive subtitles, and a grammar kwiz.
Listening Practice

Les îles de la Méditerranée

Mediterranean
Get a taste of France's Mediterranean islands in this teaser video with interactive subtitles.
Listening Practice

Les Outre-mer

Les Outre-mer
Did you know there's a lot more to France than the roughly hexagonal country in Europe? Learn about les Outre-mer in this cartoon video with interactive subtitles.
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.
Current Events

Manifestation à Paris

Manifestation à Paris
Protests over the police killing of George Floyd in the US have spread all over the world, including Paris, reigniting anger over the killing of Adama Traoré in 2016 as well as police violence in general.
Listening Practice

Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint Michel
Mont Saint Michel is the third most visited tourist site in France. Learn a bit of its history and how to visit in this listening comprehension exercise.
Listening Practice

Naturalisation

Demande de naturalisation
Want to become French? Improving your language skills is just one of many things you'll need to do. Learn more in this video with interactive subtitles.
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.
Current Events

Notre-Dame de Paris : l’incendie

Notre Dame incendie
News about the extent of damages to Notre-Dame de Paris and reactions from some locals.
Current Events

Nous sommes en guerre (Adresse aux Français)

Nous sommes en guerre
On Monday, 16 March 2020, French president Emmanuel Macron announced that the entire country would go into lockdown the next day. Watch his historic address in this video with interactive subtitles.
Holidays and Celebrations

Nouvel An en France

Nouvel An en France
Learn how to celebrate New Year's in France with this listening comprehension exercise.
Listening Practice

Numéros spéciaux

French 08 phone numbers
This cute video offers useful information about French phone numbers.
Listening Practice

Oasis marocaine

Oasis marocaine
Video about making the most of a limited resource to water a thriving Moroccan oasis.
Holidays and Celebrations

Origine du Carnaval

Origine du carnaval
Learn about Carnaval and Mardi gras in this cute, animated video.
Current Events

Pain au chocolat vs Chocolatine

Pain au chocolat
Depending who you're talking to, those lovely little pastries filled with chocolate might be called pains au chocolat or chocolatines. This tasty debate has finally been settled once and for all - at least in theory. Find out more in this short, fun video with interactive subtitles.
Listening Practice

Palais de l’Élysée

Palais de l'Élysée
Introduction to the seat of French presidential power, the Élysée Palace.
Listening Practice

Polynésie française

French Polynesia
La Polynésie française, qui signifie littéralement « îles nombreuses », est un pays d'outre-mer de la République française composé de cinq archipels fourmillant d'îles et d'atolls.
Holidays and Celebrations

Prise de la Bastille

La prise de la Bastille
Bien que de nombreuses personnes aient une connaissance sommaire de la prise de la Bastille de 1789, la plupart d'entre elles ont été faussement amenées à croire que l'opération avait pour but de libérer les prisonniers qui y étaient retenus captifs.
Holidays and Celebrations

Prise de la Bastille, partie 2

La prise de la Bastille
La fête nationale est aujourd'hui célébrée en grandes pompes en France chaque été le 14 juillet. Il s'agit d'une date historique importante, tout comme l'est le jour de l'Indépendance aux États-Unis.
Holidays and Celebrations

Profiter des marchés de Noël

Marché de Noël
Practice your French listening comprehension while learning how to make the most of traditional Christmas markets in France. Click any French phrase for related grammar lessons as well as the English translation.
Holidays and Celebrations

Quatorze Juillet

Quatorze Juillet
Les anglophones utilisent souvent le terme « Bastille Day » pour désigner le 14 juillet, mais il se trouve qu'en France on n'utilise pas ce terme, on dit plutôt « le 14 juillet » ou bien « la fête nationale ».
Current Events

Régionales 2015

Élections régionales 2015
Short video summarizing the results of the 2015 regional French elections. Great for practicing numbers, regions, and names!
Current Events

Regions of France

Regions of France
There used to be 22 regions in Metropolitan France, now there are only 13. Learn about the newly combined and renamed French regions in this bilingual audio article.
Holidays and Celebrations

Repas de Noël en France

French Christmas dinner
Main courses, cheeses, and desserts enjoyed at a typical French Christmas dinner.
Listening Practice

Rêve de vacances – Dictée

Beach vacation
Practice your French listening comprehension with this intermediate-level dictée:

   Rêve de vacances

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

Riquewihr

Riquewirh, Alsace
Situé en Alsace, dans le Haut-Rhin, Riquewihr est l'un des villages les plus connus et les plus visités de l'est de la France.
Listening Practice

Rôle de première dame de France

French flag
First Lady Brigitte Macron explains her role in this video with interactive subtitles. (Lawless French Immersion subscription required)
Holidays and Celebrations

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah
What do apples and honey have to do with the Jewish New Year? Find out in this video about Rosh Hashanah. Shanah tovah!
Holidays and Celebrations

Saint-Jean-Baptiste

La Saint-Jean-Baptiste
24 June is La Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec's national holiday.
Holidays and Celebrations

Saint-Sylvestre et jour de l’An

La Saint-Sylvestre et le jour de l'An
On dit le Nouvel An ou la Saint-Sylvestre, parce que le premier janvier, c'est le jour de Saint-Sylvestre. C'est aussi la fête des amis - les adultes vont festoyer avec leurs amis, et les adolescents vont faire leurs fêtes entre eux.
Food and Drink

Saint-Vincent

La fête de Saint-Vincent
Listen and learn about the festival of Saint Vincent and wine makers in France.
Food and Drink

Salon du Chocolat

Chocolate truffles
Visit Paris's annual Salon du Chocolat for a delicious exploration of this tasty treat.
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.
Food and Drink

Spécialités de Bretagne

Food from Bretagne
Learn about some tasty specialities from the French region of Brittany (Bretagne) in these listening exercises. Bon appétit !
Holidays and Celebrations

Toussaint

La Toussaint
Exercice de compréhension orale sur la Toussaint et le Halloween en France.
Holidays and Celebrations

Traditions de Noël françaises

Traditions de Noël françaises
Learn how Christmas is celebrated in France as you work on your French listening comprehension.
Listening Practice

Traditions liées à la rentrée

Traditions liées à la rentrée
Contrairement aux écoles nord-américaines, qui démarrent généralement l'année scolaire lors de la première semaine de classe de septembre, en France « la Rentrée » se prépare dès le printemps précédant.
Holidays and Celebrations

Un conte de Noël – A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol
"A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, features the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge in a wonderful holiday story. This excerpt has been adapted and translated for French students and includes audio.
Listening Practice

Vacances de ski au Québec

Vacances de ski au Québec
Bien que le sud du Québec soit situé à peu près à la même latitude que la ville de Bordeaux en France, la province bénéficie en hiver de courants subarctiques venus directement du Grand Nord qui lui valent entre trois cents et quatre cents centimètres de neige à chaque saison.
Listening Practice

Victor Hugo : Portrait

Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo was a renowned author and poet, in the Romantic movement - one of the greatest and best-known French writers. Learn more in this bilingual audio article.
Listening Practice

Villa Kérylos

Villa Kérylos à Beaulieu-sur-Mer
La Villa Kérylos, située à Beaulieu-sur-Mer, est une imposante demeure construite et meublée d'après les modèles de villas déliennes de la Grèce antique du 1er et 2e siècle avant J.-C.
Listening Practice

Vive Henri IV ! Vive la France !

Vive Henri IV ! Vive la France !
This popular French song, also called Marche Henri IV and Vive le roi Henri, was written in the late 16th century to celebrate Le Bon Roi Henri (Good King Henry), who ended the Huguenot Wars and restored peace to France.
Listening Practice

Voilà, de Barbara Pravi

Voilà de Barbara Pravi
France took second place at Eurovision 2021 with a beautiful song that offers numerous examples of the useful expression voilà. This video from Lawless French Immersion includes the lyrics as interactive subtitles.
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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