Words & expressionsArticleB1
Précis or détaillé: a precise answer can be short
Compare précis and détaillé through a meeting time, two reports and adjective agreements. Practise choosing the quality each French sentence describes.
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Bouffer or manger: how casual is your French invitation?
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Tout en in French: while doing or although?
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Using an analogy in a French argument: link, limit, conclusion
Grammar & usageArticleB2
Il n’en demeure pas moins que: “the fact remains that”
Use il n’en demeure pas moins que to keep a point after a concession. Compare everyday and formal versions, check the indicative and try four questions.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleB1
Why French feels harder on the phone: make the missing clues explicit
Compare French at a desk and on the phone. Practise clear document references, a repeat after the line cuts out and a final check of an appointment.
DELF, DALF & examsArticleB1
French speaking fluency: keep the idea moving, at your pace
Compare fast, tangled French with clear phrasing. Practise linking a proposal to its reason, managing a pause and giving useful feedback.
Everyday FrenchArticleC1
Professional commitments in French: scope, deadlines and dependencies
Distinguish a firm commitment, a conditional deadline and an estimate in French. Compare precise meeting replies and practise preserving their scope.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Gagner or économiser: earning money and saving it
Separate money you earn from money you save, then practise gagner du temps. Compare income, spending less and putting money aside with clear examples.
Grammar & usageArticleA2
Qu’est-ce qui or qu’est-ce que? Ask about the missing role
Use one box and one door to see the difference between qu’est-ce qui and qu’est-ce que. Compare subject and object questions, then answer four checks.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA1
How to pronounce French u: keep the tongue forward and round
Shape French u /y/ from /i/, compare it with ou /u/, and practise tu, vu and lu in short phrases with picture prompts and a quick check.
Culture & registerArticleB1
Kiffer or aimer: how to say what you like in familiar and neutral French
Compare kiffer and aimer with everyday preferences, pictured objects and a short attraction scene. Practise choosing a neutral version for a different audience.
Verbs & tensesArticleB1
Je voulais or j’ai voulu? Past wishes and decisions in French
Compare je voulais and j’ai voulu through a missed conversation, a decision not to answer and a long-held wish. Includes four questions.
Reading & writingArticleC1
French analytical reports: separate findings, interpretation and advice
Build a clear French analytical report from one observation. Compare constat, interprétation and recommandation, then revise overstatements in a short quiz.
DELF, DALF & examsArticleB1
French writing tasks: the same topic, three different texts
Turn one topic into an email, an article or a source comparison. See how genre, audience and purpose change the French opening, structure and ending.
Everyday FrenchArticleB1
Please reply by email: make the request in French
Ask a service for an email reply, give a short reason and confirm which details they will send. Includes a model message and a contact-channel quiz.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Femme or épouse: woman and wife in French
Compare une femme, ma femme and mon épouse through introductions, a short scene and a quiz. Learn why épouse takes mon and what sa femme tells you.
Grammar & usageArticleB1
Assez or trop… pour: enough or too much to do something
Compare assez, pas assez and trop with useful objects, practise de before quantities and choose an infinitive or pour que with a new subject.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA2
How to pronounce French r: a gentle /ʁ/ starting point
Find the French r sound with a back-of-tongue cue, compare it in short words and learn when a written r is pronounced or silent.
Culture & registerArticleA2
Enchanté or ravi de vous rencontrer: pleased to meet you in French
Choose a short or fuller French introduction, match enchanté and ravi to the speaker, and practise tu and vous in two first-meeting scenes.
Verbs & tensesArticleB1
En faisant: does the French gérondif mean “while” or “by”?
Compare en + present participle for an accompanying action and a method. Use examples, a formation table, sentence practice and a four-question quiz.
Reading & writingArticleC1
Why academic French uses nous for a single writer
The nous de modestie: why one author writes nous avons montré in French theses and articles, and how agreement works (nous sommes convaincu). With examples to revise.
DELF, DALF & examsArticleB2
French source tasks: separate the author’s view from your response
Summarise two views on meetings, then add your own position. Practise attribution, careful paraphrases and the boundary between reporting and judging.
Everyday FrenchArticleA2
How to read a French menu
Find the courses, understand the set menu, and know what is included.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Petit or court? Small objects, short sleeves and height
Choose petit for size or stature and court for length or duration. Compare bags, sleeves and cables through pictures, a shop scene and four questions.
Grammar & usageArticleC1
Si tant est que: "assuming that", with doubt
Si tant est que means "assuming that" or "if indeed", while doubting it: il viendra, si tant est qu'il soit invité. Learn its meaning, subjunctive and register.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA2
French r and l: hear the difference in lit and rit
Compare French l and r with lit/rit and roue/loup. Keep the vowel steady, try the sounds in a bedroom scene and check four short contrasts.
Culture & registerArticleB1
En fait or en réalité? Say “actually” in French
Correct a date with en fait, contrast appearance with en réalité, and keep actuellement for currently. Compare examples and test four choices.
Verbs & tensesArticleB1
Réussir à or essayer de: did the attempt work?
Compare trying and succeeding through a stuck-door scene. Learn essayer de and réussir à, meet four pictured objects, and test the outcome.
Reading & writingArticleC1
French source attribution: keep each claim with its speaker
Repair a French paragraph where source ownership drifts. Track a technical assessment, a residents’ request and an unconfirmed date through a worked revision.
DELF, DALF & examsArticleB1
French writing: cover every point before adding more words
Compare a repetitive French response with a focused one, identify two real solutions and check task coverage separately from the word count.
Everyday FrenchArticleC1
Discuss conflicting constraints in French: what can change?
Explain incompatible requirements in French, distinguish a firm deadline from a preference and agree a feasibility check. Includes a model exchange and quiz.
Words & expressionsArticleA2
Question or problème? Asking, discussing and reporting a difficulty
Learn when French uses une question or un problème, with service-desk exchanges, useful verb patterns and four questions to check your choices.
Grammar & usageArticleA2
C’est or il est? Introduce someone, then describe them
Choose c’est, il est or elle est for introductions, jobs and descriptions. Compare examples, practise with picture cards and test the common exceptions.
Pronunciation & listeningArticleA2
French h muet and h aspiré: l’homme, le héros and les haricots
See why French uses l’homme but le héros. Compare elision and liaison, learn h words with their articles, and test four everyday examples.
Culture & registerArticleC1
Soi-disant or prétendu? Distancing yourself from a label
Un soi-disant expert claims to be one; un prétendu expert is called one by others. Learn the nuance, the agreement of prétendu and modern usage.
