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Coucou à tous, Did you like the second part of the Fairytale series? I hope it was helpful to you and that l'imparfait is crystal-clear. Today is the final part of our Fairytale series where we will cover the trickiest part of past tenses: how to combine them together in a sentence. You will find plenty of exercises in the study guide but if you have questions, the comment section is all yours. Share your text in the comment section In the study guide, there's a creative exercise for you to do. If you'd like me to have a look at it, please share it in the comment section. It will be very interesting to read the text you wrote for your movie clip. Don't forget to share the link along with the text so that I can check it. A très vite, Music by bensound.com

Bonjour à tous, Welcome to the sixteenth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. This episode is the second part of how to litter your French like a native and is geared towards intermediate and advanced learners. Click here if you miss the first part aimed at beginners and learn some instant actionable tips for a more natural French. Today we'll learn the bad grammar that French people use. Stay tuned! In this Episode Bad grammar French people use One of the most important notion for a natural French Some listening practice

Bonjour à tous, Welcome to the fifteenth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. This episode is the first part of a two parts series in which we will study how to speak a more natural French through common transformations. This episode is aimed at beginners with easy and instantly actionable tips that will improve your French in under 8 minutes. Stay tuned! In this Episode The smooshing comes back Three tips to sound more natural Improve your listening skills A dictation challenge Join the dictation challenge in the comment section In the episode, I challenged you with three smooshed sentences where I applied all the tips that we learnt today. Will you be able to recognize the transformations and write what I said in the comment section? Music by bensound.com

Coucou à tous, Did you like the first part of the Fairytale series? If you've missed it, click here and let's do the first part together. I hope it was helpful to you and that le passé composé is crystal-clear. Today we will focus on a new fairytale, less famous than le Petit Chaperon Rouge. With it, we will study our second past tense: l'imparfait. How we use it is very different than with our other past tense and the study guide that I made will help you practice. Share your memories in the comment section In the study guide, there's a new creative exercise for you to do. If you'd like me to have a look at it, please share it in the comment section. This time you won't have to make a story, you'll be invited to share some childhood memories. I'm really looking forward to sharing with you on the blog. Stay tuned for the final part of the Fairy Tale series where we'll cover how to use the passé composé and l'imparfait together. A très vite,

Coucou à tous, Welcome to the fourteenth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. It's been more than a year that French Blabla exists and it's all thanks to you. Today I have a giveaway for you and also my recommendations to find some reading materials when you're a beginner. Being myself a beginner in Swedish, I know it's not an easy task. Stay tuned! In this Episode Why reading shouldn't be your main language technique How to study actively through reading Reading ideas for beginners A giveaway Music by bensound.com

Bonjour à tous, Welcome to the twelfth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. This episode is a bit special, I've decided to have a chat with my little sister and we talked about her last holidays in Dublin. Through our conversation, we'll learn how to talk about our city. Stay tuned! In this Episode Bad French English accent Learn the vocabulary of the city Tips for a better pronunciation A challenge for you to shine Tell me about your city in the comment section Now is your turn to tell me about your city! With the help of the vocabulary and grammar that you've learnt in the study guide, write a few lines about a city you like or the one where you live in. I'll be waiting for you in the comment section. I can't wait to discover a bit more about you! Music by bensound.com

Bonjour à tous, Welcome to the eleventh episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. This episode is once again inspired by one of my advanced student who told me a story of an embarrassing situation she experienced in a shop in Paris. She was shocked that nobody told her about that. Today we're going to study together the real French manners when you go to shops so that you don't have to experience what my student did. Stay tuned! In this Episode A common French attitude Learn the real French etiquette Stop saying "je voudrais" Some listening practice Share your anecdotes in the comment section Have something like that ever happened to you? Have you ever found yourself in a situation you didn't understand? How did you react? If you have some embarrassing or funny stories to share, I'll be delighted to read them. I'll be waiting for you in the comment section. Music by bensound.com

Coucou à tous, I hope everything is going as great for you as for me. I'm thrilled to introduce you with this post to a new segment of my podcast. I will, of course, continue to do the normal episodes with my tips to improve your fluency. I have, however, decided to expand a bit and to create a new series that will teach you French. We will start with the three parts Fairy tale series that will help you master the past tenses. For each part, you will find the audio of the story and a study guide with everything you need from grammar to exercises to learn these tenses. Go to my website to download the study guide. http://frenchteachercaro.wordpress.com Music by bensound.com

Salut à tous, Welcome to the tenth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. This episode is inspired by one of my Conversation student who keeps using the phrase "je l'aime". I realized that even though the verb "aimer" is one of the first we learn and seems very easy to use, it can be tricky to master. This verb has a lot of nuances and we will study them today so that you can really express your feelings accurately. Stay tuned! In this Episode Learn how to avoid this common mistake The multiple shades of love A cheat sheet with bonus phrases A challenge for you to shine Music by bensound.com