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In This Issue
- Quand on parle du loup ...
- A2 Writing Challenge
- Managing Speaking Anxiety
- Converting Reflexive to Passive
- "Free" in French
- une saisine - Mot du jour
- Holidays and Events
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No wolves were harmed in the making of this lesson on the French proverb Quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue.
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Practice your French translation and writing skills with this A2-level writing challenge:
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Fear of speaking, glossophobia, is one of the most common phobias - even just in one's native language. If you feel nervous when speaking French, it's probably due to a lack of confidence in your skills. The obvious solution is to improve your French, but there are also other ways to increase your confidence and feel more comfortable speaking French.
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Reflexive verbs indicate that their subjects are performing some action on themselves, but what about when the subject doesn't matter so much as the action itself? You can convert the sentence into the passive voice, but in doing so, you have to lose the reflexive.
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The English word "free" can be an adjective, adverb, verb, or noun and has a number of different meanings, which can make it difficult to translate into French. Take a look at this lesson on how to say free in French.
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une saisine
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Features related to upcoming holidays and events in the French-speaking world.
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Plus some celebratory expressions:
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Lawless French Tips and Tools
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Follow this channel for daily links to the latest features from my French, Spanish, and Italian sites.
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Here, I compare and contrast features of these three Romance languages.
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