Last month I published the second volume of a series of several books about idioms: Food & Cooking Idioms. Today there is a new volume about French idioms available in ebook and paperback format! It is called “Spoken French – Body Idioms”. Whereas it is about fruits, colors or body, French language has always an …
The list gets longer! At this level of French you are asked to be independant, and more and more grammar comes with it. Tenses and conjugations might be tricky for some of the learners, and some structures like passif, pronom relatifs and conjonctions can give you a headache. Don’t worry, and don’t try to be …
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A quick reminder about what is DELF B1 Level in French. According to the CEFR, at the end of the DELF B1 level, a student know how to use the language to understant complex texts, talk about various topics, give his opinion and arguments, be spontaneous. This is the description of what you are supposed to …
French conjugation and tenses might be tricky. But once you know how to conjugate a tense the good thing is you can use it not only to express the tense itself but for a lot of ideas. That is so useful to know and I will tell you here the different values of Plus-que-Parfait tense …
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Être and Avoir are the first verbs and the most important ones that you need to learn in French. Choosing the auxiliary is not always easy as in English it can be different. But here is a recap of what you need to know about the utilization of Auxiliaries in French. Which auxiliary to choose …
French conjugation and tenses might be tricky. But once you know how to conjugate a tense the good thing is you can use it not only to express the tense itself but for a lot of ideas. That is so useful to know and I will tell you here the different values of Imparfait tense …
A quick reminder about what is DELF A2 Level in French. According to the CEFR, at the end of the DELF A2 level, a student know how to use the language to understant basic conversation in daily life, begining and taking part in a conversation. This is the description of what you are supposed to master …
In DELF A2 Level, grammar gets more difficult and you need to master different verbs and conjugations. You also have to know the simple relative pronouns. Take a look: Le présent de l’indicatif : l’habitude + l’état Les verbes à 1 et 2 bases Les verbes pronominaux : réfléchis (se lever, s’habiller…) réciproques (se rencontrer, …
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Last month I published the first volume of a series of several books about idioms: Color Idioms. Today there is a new volume about French idioms available in ebook and paperback format! It is called “Spoken French – Food and Cooking Idioms“. French language has so many idioms, and there is a bunch of them …
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To read the first article: Education in China. Let’s learn from it! #1 The other day I went to see a Chinese friend of mine. She was seated at a table reading and writing something. I asked what she was doing. I was happy when she answered that she was learning French. But I was …
rench conjugation and tenses might be tricky. But once you know how to conjugate a tense the good thing is you can use it not only to express the tense itself but for a lot of ideas. That is so useful to know and I will tell you here the different values of Passé composé tense in French. Let’s first review how to conjugate the Passé composé in French.
The French R is usually the sound that can cause most difficulties for French learners. According to my students it is the typical sound that we might expect in French. It is also the pronunciation of the R sound in French that scares people when it comes to learn how to make it. They completly …
French Grammar is usually the difficult thing for foreigners learning French. As for beginners and A1 level students, there is not much difficult Grammar, but it is good to see what to expect, and even more what you need to know to reach the DELF A1 Level in French. Basic verbs and structures of course! …
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My background as a French teacher made me realize a lot of things. Everyone learning a language despite of their nationality has his or her difficulties. As majority of my students are native English speakers, they face the same problems. We all know that more than 30% of English language has a French origin. Even …
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Abécédaire de la Chine actuelle I have been two years in China and one year in Asia. It is enough to get an idea of what life looks like over there. As I was experiencing the daily life, learning and teaching, talking friends and interacting with locals, the impression was strong. This country is very …
French conjugation and tenses might be tricky. But once you know how to conjugate a tense the good thing is you can use it not only to express the tense itself but for a lot of ideas. That is so useful to know and I will tell you here the different values of Present tense …
A quick reminder about what is DELF A1 Level in French. According to the CEFR, at the end of the DELF A1 level, a student know how to use the language to talk about himself, get in touch with somebody, get informations, buy something. This is the description of what you are supposed to master around …
I finally had the time to publish this book on Amazon so that most people can benefit from it. French language is full of idioms and we use them a lot. Without noticing, sometimes, dropping an idiom sounds obvious in some context. This Spoken French – Color Idioms will be followed by other books from …
My background as a French teacher made me realize a lot of things. Everyone learning a language despite of their nationality has his or her difficulties. As majority of my students are native English speakers, they face the same problems. We all know that more than 30% of English language has a French origin. Even …
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My background as a French teacher made me realize a lot of things. Everyone learning a language despite of their nationality has his or her difficulties. As majority of my students are native English speakers, they face the same problems. We all know that more than 30% of English language has a French origin. Even …
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My background as a French teacher made me realize a lot of things. Everyone learning a language despite of their nationality has his or her difficulties. As majority of my students are native English speakers, they face the same problems. We all know that more than 30% of English language has a French origin. Even …
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Learn french by imitation I always thought that imitation is the key to a good French accent. Trying to be in others shoes, imitate their attitude in a fun way. Fake it until you make it. Listen other people bad French accent is also a good technique since you can compare and realize how (good or …
French pronunciation is sometimes (who said always?) tricky. You just learned a new word but it sounds completely different when it is feminine, plural, or even depending on other words surrounding. I often get the question with PLUS. There is three different ways to pronounce it: [ply], [plys] or [plyz] ! Let see how we …
