Resources to learn French

After taking classes for three years in school, it has been a while since I started to learn French again

Here are my favourite resources to learn the language of Molière!

Resources for practising your listening skills

Listening to French people can be a difficult challenge! Not only they will speak fast but the french language is not pronounced the same way that is written!

Podcasts: 

The good thing about podcasts is that you hear them while you’re doing something else (driving, going for a walk outside or on the treadmill, etc) since you have short podcasts. My favourite podcast is Le Francais avec fluidité (From Fabien Sausset this podcast will teach you about France and French culture in short podcasts. I really like it!)

Youtube channels:

• Français avec Pierre
• Comme une française 
• InnerFrench 
• Parlez-vous French 
• French school tv 
• Français authentique 

Radio and news:

• France 24
• France Info
• La France Inter 
• RTL 
• RFI Monde 
• RFI Europe 
• BFM Business 

Sites, Games and comedy:

• TV5 Monde
• France 24
• Mots mel (game)
• Online quiz French culture
• Monteux Comedy 
• Glad Elmaleh 

Series and films:

Resources for practising your writing skills

My favourite resource to practise writing in French is Dictée d’Archibald from TV5 Monde. It is a great resource since you can practise your listening and writing skills!

My second tip is to write your day in a notebook and ask a native speaker to correct it. Lastly, you will get better at writing by doing the essays for French exams (I am currently doing the essays for DEFL B2).

Resources for practising your reading skills

Books, newspapers:

• Le petit prince
• Ta deuxième vie commence quand tu comprends que tu n’en as qu’une 
• Arsène Lupin
• Harry potter en français
• Le Monde 
• Le Figaro 

Le Français au Portugal:

• French film festival (Celebrated between October and November this festival brings the best movies to several cities of Portugal)
• festa da francofonia (celebrated in March, this festival brings people together to discuss Arts, Literature and Cinema)
• theatralis em portugal 
• Alliance Française (the best school to learn French)

My best tips for learning a new language

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