French the natural way: unlock your French intuition

Coucou les French learners,

Yesterday marked the beginning of my online intermediate French classes and here is an insightful moment from our session.

During our live session, we engaged in a lively discussion about fall, exploring our feelings towards this season. Bob,

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French news: a heartfelt community update

Coucou les membres de la communauté,

This week, I’m feeling absolutely wonderful after receiving a message from Barry, who shared that he met Nadya in Lyon, France, and they had dinner together! Barry wrote:

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French news: from stories to success

Coucou les membres de la communauté,

I’m excited to share with you some insights from a fascinating book I’m currently reading: “Faites-les lire!” (Make Them Read!) by Michel Desmurget.

Michel Desmurget is a neuroscientist and research director at INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research).

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French news: engage, understand and enjoy!

Coucou les membres de la communauté,

Reading stories that are tailored to your level is a powerful way to enhance your French.

Our comprehensible stories often repeat key structures and frequently used vocabulary.

Key structures refer to essential elements that form the foundation of sentences.

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Pourquoi les enfants ont besoin d’histoires ?

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French the natural way: a state of flow

Coucou les French learners,

C’est le printemps, ça se sent ! It is spring, we can feel it!

Sweet spring comes back, and revives the birds, zephyrs, and flowers, and my voice.

This weekend, Angus shared his French journey in the Community Chat:

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French the natural way: Ignite the French in you!

Coucou les French learners,

En mai fais ce qu’il te plaît, En mai fais du Français !

In May, do what pleases you!

We were talking about what pleases us in the intermediate live class with Express Fluency ,

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