Category: French

• A week in Bergerac: 11 incredible things to do

  

  Here’s a list of 11 things that locals do, which you can use as your personal local guide for your visit to the beautiful town of Bergerac!

  Lucy

  May 14, 2023

  French, travel

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• Weekend wine tasting around Bergerac: 9 unmissable châteaux to visit

  

  So, you want to do some wine tasting and you’d like to say more than “yes, that’s very nice.” Find out here what to know and where to go.

  Lucy

  May 14, 2023

  French, travel

  bergerac, french wine, moelleux, pecharmant, wine tasting, wine tasting in bergerac, wine tour in bergerac, wine tourism

• A week in Bergerac: where to eat and drink à la française

  

  There are some great places to eat in and around Bergerac but also a few duds, so choose wisely! Here are 16 recommendations for top food and drink.

  Lucy

  May 11, 2023

  French, travel

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• 10 top podcasts with free transcripts for A1-B2 French learners

  

  Bored of listening to other people learn? Zone out when natives speak too quickly? Here are 8 podcasts that will actually improve your French.

  Lucy

  April 28, 2023

  culture, French

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• 6 simple steps to read effectively in a foreign language (A1-B1)

  

  Fall asleep any time you try to read in a foreign language? Or get red with rage with all those words you don’t know? The solution: follow these 6 steps.

  Lucy

  April 26, 2023

  French, German, Italian, learning strategies, more languages, Portuguese, Spanish

  A1, A2, B1, black cat and cideb, bon patron, French, German, graded readers, Italian, italian checker, language tool, learning strategies, Portuguese, read in a foreign language, reading, reading skills in a foreign language, Spanish, spanish checker

• What are the different CEFR levels, and how do I get to the next level? CEFR explained with Emily in Paris

  

  A great way to track your progress is to base your knowledge on the CEFR, and who better to model their French than the cast of Emily in Paris?

  Lucy

  April 24, 2023

  French, German, Italian, learning strategies, mindset, more languages, Portuguese, Spanish

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• Restaurant French: 10 key phrases you need to dine like a français/e

  

  We’ve all been there; you try speaking French to restaurant staff, only for them to reply in English. Persist with these 10 phrases to fight the rosbif rep!

  Lucy

  March 16, 2023

  culture, French

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• 5 apps to use alongside Duolingo that will improve your listening, reading, speaking, writing and pronunciation

  

  Ditch Duolingo in favour of 4 apps guaranteed to improve your listening, reading, speaking and pronunciation.

  Lucy

  February 8, 2023

  French, German, Italian, learning strategies, more languages, Portuguese, Spanish

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• How to sound French by barely saying a word: 10 French sounds

  

  If you’re sick of English replies every time you speak French then these 10 sounds will buy you enough time to get in some genuine French practice.

  Lucy

  January 17, 2023

  culture, French

  A1 French, A2 French, culture, French, French expressions, french sounds, language tips, learning strategies, mitchell, modern family, paris, sounding french, tv

• Netflix French series: what to stream and what to skip

  

  Netflix and other streaming services have changed the game in terms of our exposure to foreign language films; where before, lots of anglophones found watching subtitled films a bit of a drag, doing so these days has become fairly commonplace. The day that Netflix made it possible to filter shows and films per language was…

  Lucy

  January 8, 2023

  culture, French

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