L’Apprentissage du français

Helpful resources for the French classroom, some of the materials that I create for mine and my own personal thoughts on my craft.

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https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-vocabulary/french-lgbtq-vocabulary/

French LGBTQ+ Vocabulary 🌈

How do you say "gay" in French? Learn the French LGBTQ+ vocabulary, with explanations and English translation + cultural thoughts.

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I made couscous with merguez sausages, turnips, carrots, onions, and garlic simmered in a chicken, harissa broth.

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Here are some podcasts for French since I started the language.  Many you can find on  iTunes, on Android using Pocket Casts, or on their own websites/RSS feed. There are several more podcasts in French, but these should be enough for now.  Other Podcasts: Arabic| German | Italian| Russian |Spanish| Ukrainian| Eurasia

Language Learning

Coffee Break French

FrenchPod101

French Your Way

Je French

Learn French with Alexa

Mot du Jour

One Minute French

Real Deal French

Spotify- Learn French

Survival French Phrases

Listening For Beginners-Advanced

Cultivate Your French: Intermediate-Advanced.

Daily French Pod: Beginner-Advanced. Transcripts can be bought.

Easy French Poetry: Beginner-Int. Includes transcripts.

Français Authentique: Intermediate-Advanced. Includes transcripts.

French Podcasts: A2-B1. Includes transcripts.

Journal en français facile: Intermediate. Includes transcripts.

Learn French by Podcast: Beginner to Advanced. Includes transcripts and grammar lessons.

Native French Speech Podcast: Int.-Advanced. Transcripts can be bought.

News in Slow French: Beginner to Intermediate. Includes transcripts.

One Thing in a French Day: A2-B2. Includes transcripts.

The French Podcast: Beginner to Intermediate. Transcripts can be bought.

French Only

AnthroStory: Anthropology.

AppLoad: Gadgets and technology.

Bienvenue à Valnuit: French version of Welcome to Nightvale

La Conversation scientifique: Science.

Grosses Têtes: News & culture.

L’histoire du soir: Medieval literature.

LSD, La série documentaire: Culture & news.

Les Nouveaux chemins de la connaissance: Philosophy.

Les Pressés de l’Expression: Language and linguistics.

Parler Cuisine: Food and cooking.

Podcasts d'Europe: Culture, economics, politics.

Podcast Science: Science.

Poésie et ainsi de suite: Poetry

Positron: Music, film, TV.

Le RDV Jeux: Gaming.

Les Regardeurs: Art.

Rendez-Vous Avec X: History

Le rendez-vous Tech: Technology.

Le Salon noir: History.

Franceculture: Several podcasts can be found here and sorted by theme.

Franceinter: Website that hosts several more podcasts.

Francemusique: Website that has more podcasts.

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I have decided to make a post about some French (some of them might be Belgian for example, I didn’t check oups) singers and musicians that you could listen to in order to practice French ! I will link a song which is according to me their best one (aka my favorite song hahaha), so you can listen to them ! This list is based on my tastes and what I listen to, so you might not like or have heards of the artists I will talk about.

Moreover, I will divide the post in two categories : the first one will be about artists singing in French, and the second one about French artists singing in English, because I think it can be interesting for the ones who are interested in French culture (so more than “only” the French language) to know what music French artists make ! 

This post is about contemporary artists, which means 2010′s artists, I will probably make another post about very famous French songs or something like that, someday. I know the list is short but I will update it anytime I enjoy new artists, so keep an eye on it ! All of their songs are available on Spotify by the way. Enjoy !

Artists singing… In French

54 (rap) - Rien de nouveau sous le soleil

Vendredi sur mer (electro/pop) - Une femme à la peau bleue

Odezenne (rap) - Souffle le vent

Tim Dup (electro? pop?) - Soleil noir

Soviet suprem (electro and russian melodies inspired) - Post soviet

Angèle (pop) - Je veux tes yeux

Moodoid (internet says they make psychedelic rock) - Miss Smith

Sein (rap) - Légal 

Thérapie taxi (pop I guess) - Hit sale

Gaël Faye (rap) - Tôt le matin

Milk Coffee & Sugar (rap? slam?) - Elle(s) 

Hippocampe fou (rap) - Presque rien

French artists singing… In English

The Avener (electro) - Fade out lights

Her (from my city !! internet says they make some soul) - Wanna be you

C2C (electro) - Happy 

Naâman (reggae) - Resistance

Caravan Palace (a mix between jazz and electro I guess) - Lone digger

Last Train (ROCK AF and it was so hard to chose only one song) - Dropped by the doves

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This morning, I was in the mood for cheesy grits! Made here with whole milk, butter, fresh mozzarella, pepper, parmesan cheese, and topped with crispy bacon, chives and a fried egg in whose yolk I put a pinch of truffle salt.

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Here are some French YouTube channels I enjoy that you could check in order to practice and improve your understanding of French ! I will describe them a bit if needed, and I hope this post will be useful !

History

Les Revues du Monde - A channel about history and archaeology, more precisely about mysterious events

Horror Humanum Est - Animated videos about horrifying and bloody events in the world’s history

C’est une autre histoire -  Deals with mythology and arts, I would say

Nota Bene - Very interesting if you want to know about French history (but it is not the only thing the channel deals with !)

Sciences

Balade Mentale - The channel deals with many many things related to sciences but the thing I prefer about it is the fact that it deals with things related to the universe (among others)

Dirty Biology - It’s in the name

Dans Ton Corps - About health, health issues, human body !

Tu mourras moins bête - Animated channel about biology, physics, and much more

Languages 

Linguisticae - About linguistics

Le monde des langues - About language learning (you might find some tips to help you !)

Society (my absolute favorite category !)

Antastesia - Feminism, veganism, literature, travels… I also remember her talking about the LGBTQ+ community (my favorite channel e v e r !)

Data Gueule - Animated channel that teaches/proves you things about ecology, politics and so much more using A LOT of data

Antitésie - Education, feminism, books…

La Carologie - Feminism, spirituality, some videos deal with the LGBTQ+ community if I remember well

Esther - Weight, veganism, self love and just… Life I guess ?

Marinette - Femmes et féminisme - Feminism

Et tout le monde s’en fout - Humans, and their world

ASMR

PARIS ASMR

Elya ASMR

Tom ASMR - Might be interesting because he is from the south of France and has an accent 

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(for @cadernodaju) coucou tout le monde!  Basically this is an outline of what basic grammar/vocabulary you should know at each CEFR level, but as a disclaimer I would like to note that I am not fluent in the French language. Everything from C1-C2 is what I’ve heard speakers say they study at that level, it is not from experience since I am only at around a B2 myself. Also, this is but a brief outline for REVIEW, if you are studying any of these French levels for the first time I reccommend you visit my more in depth french posts here (x) (x) or my posts/french tag

basic user

A1 breakthrough 

basic greetings and goodbyes

can introduce yourself and others

talk about things you like/like to do

discuss where you live

tell what things you have

describe yourself and others with traits

order food

review for A1-

100 most common french verbs

basic sentence structure in french

greetings and goodbyes

basic phrases

personality vocab

A2 waystage 

describe the environment around you

talk about daily routine

basic details about your past and family

talk about school/employment

review for A2-

daily routine vocab

passé composé or imparfait?

school vocab

futur proche

directions in french

the imperative

reflexive verbs

demonstrative pronouns

independent user

B1 threshold 

deal with most situations that arise when traveling

talk in detail about personal interests

discuss dreams, ambitions, and opinions with brief explanations

discuss plans

tell short stories

review for B1 -

the conditional 

the future

job vocabulary

discussing plans

y and en

story vocabulary

object pronouns

useful argument/opinion phrases

idioms

future perfect

present participle

B2 vantage 

give the advantages and disadvantages of an opinion/viewpoint

talk about abstract concepts

discuss a variety of topics 

can interect with a native speaker while experiencing little strain

review for B2-

essay writing vocab

more essay writing

the subjunctive (x) (x) (x)

science vocabulary (x) (x) (x)

math vocabulary

political vocabulary (x) (x)

arts vocabulary

plus que parfait

past conditional

proficient user

C1 effective operational efficiency 

can express yourself fluently without having to notably pause or look for the right word

use the language flexibly for social, academic, and professional purposes

talk about complex topics with fluidity and organisation

review for C1 -

active and passive voice

passé antérieur

passé simple

past imperative

relative pronouns 

conjuctions 

C2 mastery

can summarise information from other sources

reconstruct arguments and accounts

understand underlying meanings in conversation

express yourself fluenty

review for C2 -

pluperfect subjunctive

DALF C2 review

sample DALF test

personal review of DALF c1 and c2

how to prepare for DALF

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50 Advanced French Phrases

en outre - moreover

par ailleurs - besides

en accord avec - agreeing with

toutefois - however

cependant - however, yet, nevertheless

en revanche - on the other hand, in contrast

au contraire - on the contrary

contrairement à - contrary to

d'un autre côté - on the other side

tout d'abord - firstly

en guise d'introduction - by way of an introduction

en guise de conclusion - In conclusion

en bref - in brief

pour finir - finally

enfin - at last, finally

ainsi - thus

surtout - especially

notamment - notably

parmi - among

d'après - according to

selon - according to

jusqu'à un certain point - to a certain extent

toujours est-il que - nevertheless

d'une façon ou d'une autre - one way or another

pour la plupart - for the most part, mostly

par contraste - in contrast

paraît-il - so it seems

également - equally

de nos jours - today, nowadays

parfois, quelquefois - sometimes

autrefois - previously, formerly

à l'époque de - in the age of

étant donné que - given that

quand même - even so, nevertheless

sans aucun doute - no doubt

de plus en plus (+ adj) - more and more (+ adj)

de plus en plus de (+ noun) - more and more (+ noun)

certes - admittedly

quant à - as for

de la même manière - in the same way

bien loin de - far from

afin de + inf - in order to

désormais - from now on

un changement en mieux - a change for the better

dans ce but - for this purpose

à en juger par - to judge by

par bonheur - fortunately

ou bien - or else

pour ainsi dire - so to speak

au niveau de la planète - on a global level

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(via Des ressources pour parler avec les enfants - Les Cahiers pédagogiques)

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5 Ways to Help Your Students Become Better Questioners

Asking a question can be a scary step into the void. How do you create a culture of using questioning in the classroom?

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Lire l'histoire : Ammamellen et elias. Ammamellen avait une sœur et, toutes les fois qu'elle mettait au monde un gar

This looks like a lovely resource for the French classroom.

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Wonderful resources!