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 Do you worry nobody will understand you and you’ll have to repeat yourself . . . again?

So you use lovely words like “fantastique” or ”excellent . . . yet don’t you want to expand your vocabulary a little more?

Knowing the basics is fine but there comes a time when you actually want to know mo...

Scripting your French conversations can actually leave you feeling worried about opening up a conversation, the exact opposite of its intent.

This is because you might be worried about making mistakes, or that you won’t be able to pronounce the words correctly, or goodness me, worried that you m...

 Don’t you just struggle to recall on demand those fun idiomatic expressions in French that would nicely colour our daily language?

We love metaphors and interesting ways of speaking.  

But recalling them on demand when we’re not using them every day can really chew up our confidence.

So I pre...

What if things just aren’t right and you need to express that clearly?

We’re so busy learning French that we tend to stick to the positive and are always compliant. 

Have you just learnt to keep your opposition to yourself?  

Today, in this mini-lesson, you will learn:

• How to say things are...

Fancy some tense recognition? 

When it comes to listening to French people speaking, wouldn’t we just like some more practice, especially when it comes to recognising verbs in the past, present and future . . . and more 

Therefore, I have a mini listening activity for you - can you work out wha...

Do you get in a dither using  DEPUIS in French? Get into the French brain and make life easier with DEPUIS.

The thing is, we shy away from using tenses like “have been . . . ing” because it looks really complicated. 

But actually, instead of wasting time translating all the time, if only you un...

 Do you mess up your Bonjour and your Bonne journée?  ... Just how DO you greet your guest in the morning? 

If you want to carry on your conversation in French, it’s helpful to know if you’re greeting someone or if you’re basically sending them on their way. 

It’s ok: it’s a subtle difference i...

Struggling to hear that group of verbs ending in ‘rendre?

Let’s do something related to the verbs ending in -RENDRE at intermediate French level.

We’re often quite happy when we start mastering French verbs . . . then along comes an irregular one.  And to make things worse, it always seems to b...

Don’t make this mistake…It's not always CUIRE!

You love French, you love French food. And when you talk about cooking you look the word up and find CUIRE. What a great word to say!

However, it's so easy to think that this word covers all your cooking vocabulary. And unfortunately, it doesn’t. 

If you’re called a fussy eater, it can be quite annoying! Pourquoi ? Why? Because we all have preferences and the need to avoid certain foods. 

When eating in France, this is not always taken into account, although lately people and restaurants are getting much more aware that this is more than ...

 Are you hungry? Bon appétit !

Today let’s do something different: You’re going to hear how to make pancakes using a simple recipe from my local boulangerie. It’s all in French once you get going.

Why is dictation remarkable for your learning?

When it comes to learning a new language, dictat...

Could you get caught out and lose valuable time in a medical emergency? Are you prepared for that moment?

It’s so easy to predict that each day will be as healthy as yesterday, and overlook some simple actions that could save your life or someone else’s. That’s why today, you will be discovering...