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Learning French with video games

Video games can be a great source of comprehensible input for French learners. They teach you new words and expressions in a fun context. Here are some tips to choose…

Reading in French

French inclusive writing explained to learners

Inclusive writing (l'écriture inclusive) hasn't been (yet?) approved by the Académie française but it does appear in more and more media, books, websites, even at school. If you're learning French,…

Learning French on your own

Learning French by mining sentences from comprehensible input

In order to learn French by acquisition or immersion, you can use comprehensible input suitable for your level. This comprehensible content can be books, videos, articles, movies, series, podcasts... anything…

French journaling

Talking and writing about one’s hobbies in French

In order to remember new words in French, it's useful to read them several times, in different contexts, but using and writing them also greatly helps. That's why journaling is…

Writing a summary in French

French book summary: Chroniques Z (feel good, slice of life)

"Chroniques Z" is a novel written by Savina Lenoble and published by La Lucarne Indécente. The book was written for a large audience: it can be enjoyed by teenagers or…

Learning French on your own

How I’m learning a language by myself (part 3: intermediate to upper intermediate)

In this series of articles, I started sharing the tools and methods I used to start learning a language on my own. I wrote about mobile apps, vocab and grammar…

Introducing yourself / Talking about yourself

Everyday French: introducing yourself orally and in writing

In this post, I'll introduce myself in French in a simple way. First, I'll introduce myself in writing using synonyms, examples and explanations, to allow you to read without using…

Direct messaging and chatting in French

Direct messaging in authentic French – Looking for a pet sitter

This is a real life example of a Facebook post in French, where I'm looking for a pet sitter through a local group on Facebook. After I found them, we…