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Cloze Exercises Now Available

Fill-in-the-blank (cloze) exercises are now available for the French Listening Resources!

Head over to the French Listening page and click cloze exercise for any of the first 20 resources. Each one will open in a new window.

French Slang Nouns (New Video)

Pâques / Easter

More eavesdropping on conversations. Talking about who brings presents on Easter: the bell or the bunny? Plus discussing the name of the holiday in French and English (and German).

 

Bassano del Grappa

From our trip to Bassano del Grappa, Italy, where Mamie’s parents came from.

 

Eavesdropping Again

Sorry for the lack of resources lately – I haven’t been home (or in France) to create new mp3s the past few weeks. Nevertheless, here is another eavesdropping mp3. David is helping Mélina eat her afternoon snack, compôte, and Uncle and Mamie are talking in the background.

 

Common Slang Verbs in Informal Spoken French: New Video

The 4th video in the informal French series: slang verbs with their standard/written counterparts, with sample sentences to illustrate their use.

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Interview with Mamie Part 5

The last part of the interview with Mamie about living in Annecy during WWII.

 

Interview with Mamie Part 4

Mamie talks about the countryside of Annecy during WWII, where the Germans practiced shooting, and life in the city center, which continued on as usual despite the war.

 

Interview with Mamie Part 3

Another part of the interview with Mamie about living in Annecy as a child during WWII.

 

Interview with Mamie Part 2

Mamie continues to talk about life in Annecy during WWII, and never meeting her family members that were left behind in Italy.

 
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