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À l’écoute de la langue française
French lessons to stretch your mind. 108 classes at beginner’s, intermediate and advanced levels.
BEGINNER’S CLASS
1. Une dame et un petit garçon regardent tranquillement le paysage
Masculine and feminine nouns – how adjectives agree – the first group of verbs – verbs and prepositions.
COURS INTERMÉDIAIRE
1. Je connais un type qui sait jouer du violon
La distinction entre les verbes «savoir» et «connaître»
COURS AVANCÉ
1. «D’autres» ou «des autres»?
Choisir le bon déterminant
La Guinguette
Audio reports to train your ear. Society, Culture, Travel and more.
LECTURE
Pour te ressembler – Christine Détrez
Sociologist Christine Détrez grew up without knowing any details of the life of her mother Christiane, who died in a car accident when she was only three years old: her existence became a taboo subject in her family, until Christine decided to break the silence. Pour te ressembler (2021) is the story of this experience. In this interview, she tells us about her journey.
CULTURE
La Demeure du Chaos… miroir de notre monde
Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d’Or is a historic village, inhabited since Roman times. And since 1999 it has also been home to the Demeure du Chaos – a gigantic collection of contemporary sculptures. For its detractors, la Demeure is a monstrosity that should be knocked down. But for enthusiasts, who are increasingly making the pilgrimage, it is one of the most important works of contemporary art in the world.
VOYAGES
Les combats de coqs
Forbidden on French territory, cock-fighting is nevertheless tolerated in Martinique as an ancestral tradition. Axel May reports.
120 Dictées
Nine readers, five styles of text. Deduct a point from your stock of 20 for each mistake you make. The perfect exercise for learning precision.
La soupe à la grimace
Une épouse délaissée montre à son mari qu’elle est fâchée.
Les Blogs
LA LETTRE DE FRANÇOISE
A unique mash of cultural and linguistic insights from French Classes founder Françoise Le Roux.
O comme… les bobos
Quand le bobo ne désigne pas une petite blessure sans gravité, un bobo, surtout dans le langage des petits enfants, a un tout autre sens. C’est celui qui nous intéresse.
TABLETTES DE CHOCOLAT
Mental workouts to help you on your journey learning French.
Entre Chien et Loup
By getting acquainted with how your memory works, you’ll develop confidence in your ability to learn a language. Instead of adopting a “vocabulary list” mentality, focus on direct experience and removing the obstacles that come between thought and speech.