Pascal's Blog: Resources for Learning French
Grammar tips, songs, exam preparation, and testimonials from learners around the world.
These articles are the result of our work with learners, both during immersion programs near Nantes and through distance learning courses. Here you’ll find language points explained in simple terms, activities based on songs and movies, feedback on preparing for the DELF, DALF, and TCF exams, as well as the stories of those who have studied with us.
Preparing for a French Exam
DELF, DALF, TCF, TEF Canada: how to structure your preparation, the impact of an immersion program right before the exam, and the results achieved by our students.
- Current Challenges Facing Japanese Society (Demographics, Economy, Environment, etc.)
Preparation for the French-Speaking Tour Guide and Interpreter Exam in Japan Read this text carefully, taking notes and checking the vocabulary. Contemporary Japan is undoubtedly one of the societies that… Read more: Current Challenges Facing Japanese Society (Demographics, Economy, Environment, etc.) - Preparation for the French-Speaking Tour Guide and Interpreter Exam in Japan: 2/ Current Issues in Japanese Society (Demographics, Economy, Environment, etc.)Read this text carefully, taking notes and checking the vocabulary. Contemporary Japan is undoubtedly one of the societies that most fascinates French-speaking travelers and observers. At first glance, visitors are… Read more: Preparation for the French-Speaking Tour Guide and Interpreter Exam in Japan: 2/ Current Issues in Japanese Society (Demographics, Economy, Environment, etc.)
- Preparation for the French-Speaking Tour Guide and Interpreter Exam in Japan: 2/ Current Issues in Japanese Society (Demographics, Economy, Ecology, etc.)This is the second installment in our series on preparing for the national tour guide and interpreter exam (zenkoku tsūyaku annaishi) in French. After covering the fundamentals of presenting cultural… Read more: Preparation for the French-Speaking Tour Guide and Interpreter Exam in Japan: 2/ Current Issues in Japanese Society (Demographics, Economy, Ecology, etc.)
Grammar, Spelling, and Pronunciation
Agreement, past tenses, the imperative, common pitfalls in French spelling, and pronunciation exercises for levels B1 through C2.
Songs, Movies, and French Culture
Songs and movies as learning tools: text analysis, comprehension activities, and cultural discoveries to help you learn in a different way.
- How about we talk about food?
Food, like many other aspects of daily life, lends itself to the use of a more informal, vivid, flexible, and fun language: slang. In the recipe—presented here in a humorous… Read more: How about we talk about food? - The Christmas Riddle
Alma and Alfred Hitchcock sent this rather cryptic message to a French-speaking friend, François Truffaut, who had just arrived in Beverly Hills in late 1973. This is, in fact, a… Read more: The Christmas Riddle - In 2022, it's champagne!!!!
To start the year off right, here’s a high-level activity that’s in tune with current trends—but above all, one that reflects the excellence of what you’re about to read… Reading… Read more: In 2022, it's champagne!!!!
Testimonials from our students
Their goals, their immersion experience, and their success on exams and entrance exams—as told by them.
- Lucas will be able to show some diplomacy from now on.
Lucas ranked 7th out of more than 700!!! After several years of hard work and meticulous planning, with a crystal-clear goal and unwavering determination, Lucas passed one of Spain’s most… Read more: Lucas will be able to show some diplomacy from now on. - I Passed the French Proficiency Test Level 1! How I Finally Passed My French Exam!
Tatsuo lives in Tokyo, where he works for a public organization. He is passionate about the French language and culture, and he plans to devote even more time to them… Read more: I Passed the French Proficiency Test Level 1! How I Finally Passed My French Exam! - The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery in Nantes: Pure Emotion
Annette came from Nigeria as part of a language immersion program to improve her French. "On Saturday afternoon, we went to Nantes, and when we got there, we discovered the… Read more: The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery in Nantes: Pure Emotion
Nantes, the ocean, and the Pays de Retz
The region where our immersion programs take place: Nantes, the Jade Coast, the island of Noirmoutier, and the heritage of Loire-Atlantique.
Our partners
The organizations and individuals we work with on a daily basis: test centers, lodging providers, artisans, and cultural stakeholders in Loire-Atlantique, as well as fellow FLE teachers with whom we share a common pedagogical approach.
- Have you heard of "French Escape by Amélie" and its famous "French coaching"?
I invite you to discover Amélie's world—or rather, let's discover it together. Who are you, Amélie? I’m a native Frenchwoman from the Champagne region, passionate about travel, cooking, and scuba… Read more: Have you heard of "French Escape by Amélie" and its famous "French coaching"?
Want to go beyond just reading?
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