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Should you learn “bad” or “wrong” French to be able to communicate?

When learning a foreign language, like French, should you stick to clean, textbooks French, playing by the official rules, or should you also learn its wrong usages, like incorrect use…

French with video games Non classé

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…

Writing a summary in French

French book summary: Big Universe (dystopian thriller)

In this post, I share a summary of the first novel I wrote, "Big Universe". I won't tell how it ends but explain a bit what the story's about. Big…

Learning French on your own

How I’m learning a language by myself (part 2: from beginner to intermediate)

In the first post of this series, I explained how I started learning a language by myself, without going to school and taking private lessons. I started with mobile apps…

Introducing yourself / Talking about yourself Writing in French

Writing about your education in French

In this post, I'm going to describe my education (school years) and professional trainings in French. I'll also talk about the education system in Belgium, which differs a bit from…

Writing a summary in French Writing in French

Writing a TV show or movie summary in French, with example

In this post, I share some key expressions, sentences and words to write a TV show (or movie) summary in natural French, as well as a full example: a summary…

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…