French news: 📱 Join the Beta Test of Our New Android App! Plus, Don’t Miss Our Next Community Gathering 🎉

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Exciting News: Android App Beta Launch! 🚀

Ben & I are thrilled to announce the beta test launch of our brand-new Android app! 🎉

The iOS version is coming soon, but right now, we’re looking for 15 enthusiastic volunteers to try out the app over the next few days.

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French news: Nadya’s Journey, From Simple Sentences to Confident Conversations

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Nadya’s Teen Stage Triumph 🎓

This week, I want to shine a spotlight on one of our dear members, Nadya, who has just completed the Teen Stage, our special French course for intermediate learners.

Nadya shared in the Community Chat:

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French the natural way: listen to songs

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June 21 is the official start of summer, youpi ! And to celebrate the longest day of the year, we have La Fête de la Musique. Live music is everywhere in parks and in the streets of cities and villages in France.

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French the natural way: let’s watch French movies!

Coucou les French learners,

Do you still remember the lines from your favorite movie? Well, you can do the same with a French movie.

Watching a movie in French gives you lots of input, although not all comprehensible! Watching French movies helps you experience the culture and French as it’s actually spoken by real French speakers.

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French the natural way: a state of flow

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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!

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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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French the natural way: sing, write and love French!

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We are back from our Easter break! And although we have taken a few days off travelling and eating (too many) chocolates, we have also had time to launch the Teen Stage, youpi !

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