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Practical guides

Practical guides for learners of French, from A1 to C2.

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DELF, DALF & examsPractical guideA1
How to build a 20-minute French study routine
Build a 20-minute French study routine: choose one small goal, divide your time and finish knowing what to revisit next.
Everyday FrenchPractical guideB1
Hand over a task in French: a message your colleague can use
Write a clear French handover with the current version, completed checks, remaining action and an explicit reply accepting the follow-up.
Words & expressionsPractical guideA2
Describe an object in French: colour, material and condition
Describe a lost bag, a notebook or a second-hand table in French. Use a practical checklist, illustrated examples and three questions.
Culture & registerPractical guideB1
French etiquette: choose a greeting for the person in front of you
Use bonjour, salut, tu and vous in clear situations. Compare greeting scenes, ask about preferences and turn sweeping etiquette rules into useful notes.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideB1
Who is doing it? Check the subject of a French gérondif
Find the actor of en lisant or en arrivant, compare it with the main subject, and repair unclear attachment through examples and a three-question quiz.
Pronunciation & listeningPractical guideA2
Plan a short French listening session around one question
Use a café order to plan a focused French listening session: set one question, replay the useful turn, check the transcript and keep a clear result.
Reading & writingPractical guideA2
French email checks: references, dates and attachments
Catch a wrong order number, an unclear item reference and a missing attachment in a French email. Compare a draft with the facts, then check your own message.
Grammar & usagePractical guideA1
French place prepositions: à, en, au, aux and de
Learn French place prepositions: cities, countries, à and de contractions, destination and origin, with examples and a nine-question quiz.
DELF, DALF & examsPractical guideA2
Review an A2 French past account: plan, change and reaction
Review a short French account with a changed plan. Compare a draft and revision, check passé composé and imparfait, and rehearse a follow-up answer.
Everyday FrenchPractical guideB2
How to record French meeting actions: owners, deadlines and decisions
Turn a French meeting exchange into a clear action note. Identify accepted tasks, keep conditions visible and practise a concise read-back.
Words & expressionsPractical guideA2
How to revise French vocabulary without only rereading lists
Revise French vocabulary without only rereading lists: turn words into recall prompts, useful phrases and a short routine.
Culture & registerPractical guideA1
French register and politeness: tu, vous and requests
Learn French register and politeness: choose tu or vous, make polite requests, apologise and write courteous messages, with a nine-question quiz.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideB2
French past-participle agreement: sentence pairs and practice
See why écrit becomes écrites, lavée becomes lavé and entendues becomes entendu. Compare sentence pairs, then check the endings yourself.
Pronunciation & listeningPractical guideA2
French glides: practise /j/, /w/ and /ɥ/ in short phrases
Practise French glides with three phrase ladders, a lui/Louis comparison, picture prompts and questions on syllables and sound symbols.
Reading & writingPractical guideC2
Revise a French argument while keeping its position intact
Compare French revisions that change a proposal, remove a condition or exaggerate an objection. Practise keeping the same position in clearer language.
Grammar & usagePractical guideA2
French object pronouns: COD, COI, y and en explained
Learn French object pronouns: choose COD, COI, y or en, place one or two pronouns, and check agreement with examples and a nine-question quiz.
DELF, DALF & examsPractical guideB1
French self-assessment: what can you check in one practice answer?
Review a short French reply using evidence, a checklist and a fresh attempt. Separate task coverage, language control and the help you used.
Everyday FrenchPractical guideB1
Plan a French speaking-partner session: time, topic and feedback
Agree a short French speaking session with a clear task, balanced turns and correction preferences, using a model exchange and a practical checklist.
Words & expressionsPractical guideA2
Exemple and modèle in French: see a pattern, then adapt it
Learn how an exemple illustrates a point and a modèle gives you a pattern to follow. Adapt four storage sentences and check their articles and meaning.
Culture & registerPractical guideA2
French wishes in context: bon courage, bonne chance and the reply
Choose a French wish for effort, luck, a meal or recovery. Practise short exchanges, match tu and vous, and decide when to say “you too”.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideB2
Build a French literary verb notebook: six entries to copy
Make useful notes for vit, vint, fit, fut and other literary forms. Copy a worked entry, compare confusing pairs and test recall with a short quiz.
Pronunciation & listeningPractical guideA2
Use slower French audio: catch one detail, then return to normal speed
Use a short café exchange to plan a focused replay. Check an exception, a corrected number and your return to the recording’s original speed.
Reading & writingPractical guideC2
Build a French revision portfolio with a useful before-and-after entry
Keep the source, draft, revision and reason together in a French writing portfolio. Follow a worked entry, then test the same repair on a fresh passage.
Grammar & usagePractical guideA2
Check French adjective agreement: find the noun, then fix the ending
Proofread French adjectives with a room description, four picture cards, irregular forms and a short quiz on the noun each adjective describes.
DELF, DALF & examsPractical guideB1
B1 French opinion review: make your claim fit your example
Review a proposal for a neighbourhood lending library. Replace an overclaim, keep a practical difficulty and rehearse a reply to an objection.
Everyday FrenchPractical guideB1
Prepare a French speaking task: a plan you can speak from
Turn a French speaking prompt into brief notes, a clear recommendation and useful follow-up replies. Includes a B1 model, checklist and quick quiz.
Words & expressionsPractical guideA2
Read a French travel itinerary: departures, connections and nights
Follow a weekend itinerary in French, read departure and arrival labels, count nights and work out a connection. Includes pictures and a short quiz.
Culture & registerPractical guideB1
Brief French replies: what bof, ouais and tant mieux mean in context
Read short French replies through complete exchanges. Compare bof, ouais and tant mieux, spot conditions and practise asking for the missing detail.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideB1
Wishes and reactions in French: write a warm, clear message
Build a French message around a reaction, a wish and one clear request. Compare infinitives, present subjunctive and a reaction to a completed action.
Pronunciation & listeningPractical guideA2
French rounded vowels: practise u, ou and eu in small sets
Compare /y/, /u/, /ø/ and /œ/ with a mouth-position table, short sentences, picture prompts and a focused partner-feedback routine.
Reading & writingPractical guideA2
Proofread a short French message in three useful passes
Check one French reply for its purpose, practical details and language. Work through a before-and-after example, a checklist and four questions.
Grammar & usagePractical guideB2
Ce qui, ce que, ce dont or ce à quoi: choose by rebuilding the sentence
Choose a French neutral relative with a four-row table, worked examples and a short quiz. Rebuild the verb with cela to find the missing role.
DELF, DALF & examsPractical guideB1
Retry a French reading task: postponed, moved or cancelled?
Work through a postponement, then retry with new wording. Compare reporté, déplacé and annulé in four short notices with questions and a checklist.
Everyday FrenchPractical guideB1
Write a French support request: action, result and question
Build a clear French support email from the page name, attempted action and displayed message. Read a model and practise separating facts from guesses.
Verbs & tensesPractical guideB1
Planned, ongoing or complete? Check the action in French
Follow one message from a plan to a completed action. Compare French action-stage expressions, repair a misleading update and test three choices.
Pronunciation & listeningPractical guideB1
An unknown French word? Follow the clues and ask one clear question
Work through a Montréal conversation, use grammar and context to follow an unknown word, then choose the clarification that gets you the detail you need.