French Listening Resources

Description of the school system in France. Transcript and cloze exercise will be available soon at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html

Cédric tells us about immigrating to Quebec from France. Transcript and cloze exercise will be available soon at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html

Locations of the DOM-TOMs - departments and territories of France. Transcript and cloze exercise available at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html

Talking about the culture of strikes in France, and yet another strike on October 12 against the retirement reforms. Transcript and cloze exercise available at www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html

This mp3 is slightly different from the others - it is once again eavesdropping, but this time it is only one side of a conversation, with pauses deleted. In fact, it is not much of a conversation, but just some online chatting while playing a game.

Eavesdropping: talking about Easter bell or bunny, and the name of the holiday in French and English

David's great-grandparents came from Bassano del Grappa and Solagna in Italy

David helping Melina eat peach-flavored applesauce

Last part of the interview with Mamie on life in Annecy during WWII

Mamie talks about the countryside of Annecy during WWII, where the Germans practiced shooting, and life in the city center, which continued on as usual despite the war