French the natural way: age with grace and French: grow and thrive!

Coucou les French learners,

Do you remember Chris? When she spoke French for the first time during our French Accountability Hour, I was shocked. Chris sounded fluent! How did she do it? Well, Chris kindly shared her French routine:

I am retired now and have lots of free time to spend with my target language.

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French the natural way: silence speaks louder! The secret weapon to mastering French

Coucou les French learners,

When Chris spoke French for the first time during our French Accountability Hour last Monday, I was a amazed. Chris spoke in full correct sentences with a beautiful French accent.

Je n’en croyais pas mes oreilles ! My ears couldn’t believe it!

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Adult Stage – Vidéo 3 – La bataille d’Alésia

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Adult Stage – Vidéo 2 – Les Gaulois

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Adult Stage – Vidéo 1 – La grotte de Lascaux

Il y a très, très longtemps, il y a vingt mille ans environ (20 000) ans, des hommes vivaient dans des grottes dans le sud-ouest de la France. Ce sont probablement les plus vieux ancêtres des Français et ils se nomment les Homo Sapiens.

Mais comment est-ce qu’on sait que des Homo Sapiens ont vécu dans le sud-ouest de la France ?

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Adult Stage – Introduction

Coucou la communauté des French learners !

Vous avez terminé le « Teen Stage » et vous êtes prêts à commencer l’« Adult Stage », bravo !

Je vais maintenant parler en anglais pour vous expliquer l’approche de la nouvelle série de vidéos spécialement conçue pour les apprenants qui sont arrivés à un niveau intermédiaire avancé ou plutôt les «adultes».

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French the natural way: when to start producing French stress-free?

Coucou les French learners,

The best feedback always come from our Dear Members. This week, Angus commented in the Community Chat:

I do think that it is funny that I can understand much more fluently than I can speak,

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