Weather and small talk in French
Weather vocabulary, everyday phrases and a very French social ritual.
Football vocabulary and everyday expressions
Flashcards, MCQs and matching games for sports vocabulary and frequency adverbs.
The human body: interactive vocabulary
Emoji quiz, memory game, timed matching and body labeling.
Introducing yourself in French: 10 essential phrases
Name, country, profession, hobbies - all you need to say when first meeting someone.
Shopping in French: the essential vocabulary
At the market, supermarket, bakery - the words to get by every day.
Demonstrative pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles
Learn to avoid repetition by replacing nouns. MCQs, cloze tests and drag & drop.
Relative pronouns: qui, que, où
Connect two ideas into one sentence: the three basic relative pronouns with progressive exercises.
The passé composé: avoir or être?
Quiz, memory, classification and timed challenge: master the passé composé in 3 steps.
Solo challenge — Pronouns Y and EN
A solo challenge to master the pronouns Y and EN: replace, transform, choose the right form.
Direct and indirect object pronouns
A complete worksheet to distinguish and use direct and indirect object pronouns: trigger dialogue, spotting, rule and exercises.
Everyday verbs: aller, venir, faire, prendre
These four irregular verbs are everywhere. Learning them unlocks most everyday conversation.
Plastic pollution
An accessible article (after WWF) with interactive reading comprehension: vocabulary, justified true/false, questions and writing. Self-correcting, with a printable version.
Relative pronouns: guided discovery
Qui, que, où, dont — then compound relatives (B1.2/B2.1). Observe, discover the rule, practise (self-correcting) and reuse. Same theme as the reading.
July in France: bike, rest, apéro
A cultural article on the French summer with its interactive quiz: vocabulary, justified true/false, multiple choice and writing. Self-correcting, free access.
The Republic's school: anatomy of a unique system
An in-depth article on the spirit and paradoxes of the French education system: secularism, equality, republican elitism.
The pluperfect: interactive worksheet
An all-in-one worksheet to master the pluperfect: reminders, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice and writing — with built-in answers and self-assessment.
The subjunctive: interactive exercises
An interactive pathway to master the subjunctive: triggers, conjugation and use in context, with instant feedback.
Trentemoult: anticipate to understand better
Lexical anticipation is a key listening comprehension skill. An interactive exercise built around a report on the gentrification of a Nantes neighbourhood.
The French and AI: a DELF questionnaire
A France Culture report on generative AI and society. Active listening, vocabulary, global and detailed comprehension — DELF B1-B2 format.
City & pollution: a 5-activity pathway
A complete thematic pathway: word cloud, vocabulary, quiz, testimonials and self-study activities on the city and pollution.
My Proust questionnaire
An introspection exercise inspired by the famous literary questionnaire: vocabulary, phrasing, nuance.
10 French expressions nobody taught you at school
Expressions French people use naturally that often leave learners puzzled.
Understanding French people when they speak fast
Liaisons, elisions, contractions — why 'je ne sais pas' becomes 'chépa' and how to get used to it.
The subjunctive without stress: when and how
The tense that scares everyone — demystified with everyday examples.
Speaking French without thinking: the markers of true fluency
Beyond grammar and vocabulary — what distinguishes a fluent speaker from a merely competent one.
Expressions even educated French people rarely use
For those who want not only to master French, but to savour it — and occasionally surprise their interlocutors.
Reading: mock exam 1
Just like the exam: 3 exercises, 30 answers worth 25 points, a 45-minute timer and explained self-correction. Topics: jobs created for the long-term unemployed in Wallonia and four months of school without phones in Quebec.
Reading: mock exam 2
Just like the exam: 3 exercises, 30 answers worth 25 points, a 45-minute timer and explained self-correction. Topics: second-hand shops that are no longer cheap and a four-day week almost nobody takes up.
Method sheet
Everything to ace the speaking test: the 3 parts explained (interview, interaction, point of view), how to structure your talk and a connectors toolbox. With a comprehension quiz and an interactive connectors exercise.
Practice
The 3 parts of the exam, just like on test day: guided interview, role-play interaction and point of view. Random draw from a bank of topics, with a built-in timer.