Listening: understand properly
Listening
understand properly
You'd like to follow and understand French conversations?
Then train your ear with these free learning tools that we've found
Then train your ear with these free learning tools that we've found
for you!
- Make learning fun by listening to news broadcasts, reports and radio!
- Watch yourself improve step by step!
- Feel confident in communicating and avoid misunderstandings!
A few tips from us:
- Don't get discouraged if you don't understand everything right away!
- Try to understand the important points the speaker makes - you don't need to understand every word!
- Listen to the audio more than once: repetition works wonders!
The best free online learning resources:
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Radio France Internationale - Listen to the Radio
Listen to these radio programmes online to train your listening skills. Click on "écouter rfi" at the top left of the page and then select a programme (for example: "RTV Monde"). You will need a program that can play MP3 or WMA files.-
France Inter - Listen to the Radio
France Inter provides interesting news broadcasts that you can listen to online. On this site you can select one of the many broadcasts from "Journal de 9h". The programmes are organised by original date of broadcast. -
In these video interviews, passers-by on the street explain their own associations with certain French words and expressions. Watch these videos to practise your listening skills in an authentic environment and to expand your vocabulary!
Audio Lingua - Recordings by Native Speakers
This site provides a huge selection of audio recordings by native speakers who talk about many different topics. The quality of the audio is very high. You can use the "Advanced Search" on the right side of the page to filter results by level of difficulty, length, and more.-
Archive.org - Diverse Audio Recordings
Archive.org presents an alphabetically-organised list of audio recordings in very high quality. These audio files cover a broad spectrum of topics, including many stories and books. -
Flenet.Unileon.es - Literary Classics Read Aloud
On this site you can find many different audio excerpts of classic works of French literature (von Camus, Stendhal, Proust …). The accompanying text is also available for reading along. The audio files are all in very high quality. -
France 24 - International TV Broadcast
The public service broadcaster, France 24, hosts a huge library of video reports that you can access. The focus is on current events and news from around the world. -
Learn French by Podcast - News and Documentaries
This site provides you with a number of reports and documentaries about current events in the world. Using the simple navigation, you can set your desired language level. -
YouTube: Les comptines de la grenouille - Songs and Poems
This YouTube channel has videos of typical French songs and poems. Try to understand the content while watching to train your listening skills. -
YouTube: Les comptines de la grenouille - Songs and Poems
This YouTube channel has videos of typical French songs and poems. Try to understand the content while watching to train your listening skills. -
France Info - Listen to the Radios
On France Info you can listen to live radio around the clock. This radio station only broadcasts news and reports, which makes it an excellent choice for improving your listening skills!
