French the natural way: 3 strategies for natural conversations!

Coucou les French learners,

As the French Beginner Intensive Week ended, I got this question coming up:

How can I improve my conversational skills?

Sign up for our next Intensive Week! There are still a few spots available!

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French the natural way: Join my French summer intensive for fun and fluency!

Coucou les French learners,

– L’été s’impose et contraint toute âme au bonheur – André Gide

Make the most of summer (my favourite season!)! Join my online French courses.

Maintain language momentum. Fit my French sessions into your summer plans.

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French the natural way: why common words are key to understand French

Coucou les French learners,

Kiyan joined us yesterday. After watching the first session of our Baby Stage self-paced course, he commented:

I am not beginner but I still can not listen French clearly. For me it’s too fast. And my pronounciation is bad. So I want to restart learning French the natural way to absorb it.

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French the natural way: unlock the secrets of understanding French with ease

Coucou les French learners,

As a beginner in your French journey, you may think it’s not realistic to expect to understand a language effortlessly. Well… I am here to prove you wrong!

Our goal here is to help you understand French with no effort. Why?

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French the natural way: imagine!

Coucou les French learners,

On May 1st, it is common for French people to offer lily of the valley flowers, le muguet to their loved ones as a symbol of good luck and happiness. So here is un brin de muguet for you,

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French the natural way: you want to speak, listen first!

Coucou les French learners,

As a French teacher, I often hear from my eager French learners who are determined to speak the language. They’re excited to start having conversations in French, but they quickly run into a problem: they struggle to maintain a conversation, they freeze.

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French the natural way: What if I am visual?

Coucou les French learners,

I am back from Pau where we had an absolutely amazing week with my sister, Astrid! We enjoyed hanging around the many pedestrian areas, admiring the breathtaking view of the snow-capped Pyrenees mountains, and indulging in delicious food and drinks.

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