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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.
M comme… Mbappé pardi !
Kylian Mbappé est un footballeur réputé comme étant le meilleur joueur du monde actuellement. Le foot, les clubs, les joueurs et les supporters sont des acteurs sociaux importants. Kylian Mbappé est un modèle, une référence dans son domaine.
TABLETTES DE CHOCOLAT
Mental workouts to help you on your journey learning French.
P’têt ben qu’oui, p’têt ben qu’non
Fossilisation is a well-known peril when learning a foreign language. It’s what happens when we get into a bad habit that we can’t get rid of. You’ll recognise that you’ve caught the bug if, when someone corrects your French, five minutes later you’re making exactly the same mistake again. What’s amusing, in an unfunny…