Category: French

• 5 free ways to become the ultimate active listener when learning any foreign language

  

  Find listening in your target language really hard? Zone out when talking gets too quick? It’s time to learn how to be an active listener.

  Lucy

  May 20, 2023

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

  A1, A2, active listening, audio books, B1, B2, chatterbug, eReaders Black Cat and Cideb, films, French, German, how to improve my listening in a foreign language, how to improve my listening skills, Italian, learn with songs, learning strategies, more languages, music, other languages, podcasts, Portuguese, Spanish, tv series, what is active listening, youtube

• A week in Bordeaux: 17 amazing 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 18, 2023

  French, travel

  a week in bordeaux, aux delices de christophe, bergerac, boat tour, Bordeaux, brocante, fromagerie blanchard, le potager anglais, pombonne lake, quai cyrano, saint emilion, sarlat, things to do in Bordeaux, what to do in Bordeaux, wine tasting

• 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

  a week in bergerac, aux delices de christophe, bergerac, boat tour, Bordeaux, brocante, fromagerie blanchard, le potager anglais, pombonne lake, quai cyrano, saint emilion, sarlat, things to do in bergerac, what to do in bergerac, wine tasting

• 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

  bars, bergerac, bergerac food, bergerac restaurants, drink, eating out in bergerac, food, recommendations, restaurants, travel

• 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

  A1 French, A2 French, active listening, B1 French, B2 French, culture, duolingo podcast, French, french podcasts for learners, La leçon, la poudre, languatalk slow french podcast, Le français avec Fluidité, le journal de 8h, le podcast sur l'arte d'echouer, learn french through podcasts, learning strategies, podcasts, podcasts to improve your french, transfert

• 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

  A1, A1 French, A2, A2 French, B1, B1 French, B2, B2 French, C1, C1 French, cefr, citizenship, exam, French, french level test, German, how do I get to b1, how do I get to b2 in French, how do I get to b2 in Italian, how do I get to b2 in Portuguese, how do I get to b2 in Spanish, Italian, italian level test, learning strategies, mindset, more languages, Portuguese, portuguese level test, Spanish, spanish level test, study, what are the different cefr levels, what is my level

• 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

  A1 French, A2 French, B1 French, cuisine, culture, dining out, food, French, restaurant french, restaurants, vocabulary for eating out in france, vocabulary for french restaurants

• 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

  A1, A2, apps, apps like duolingo, black cat and cideb, chatterbug, does duolingo make you fluent, does duolingo teach you a language, does duolingo work, duolingo, French, German, hellotalk, Italian, italki, language learning, learning strategies, lingoclip, more languages, Portuguese, Spanish