Let's Speak French! with Dr. Natalie Amgott

4 Strategies that take just 50 minutes per week to help you improve your vocabulary by leaps and bounds.

To get the most out of this lesson:

1️⃣ Get your customized reading list here.

2️⃣ Use the double-play method to check what you learned.

3️⃣ Send a message to me (Natalie) @elevatefrench on Instagram or Facebook to let me know which book you're picking to implement these vocabulary strategies!

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And no, it doesn't mean "place" like you think it does!

You'll learn 8 ways to use "la place" in your everyday conversation, and what to say when you're talking about the places that you go.

1. Access your Customizable Study Template to track the 8 uses of "la place" and all the vocabulary you're learning.

2. Check out the 8 uses and the examples (with English translations).

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Have you been avoiding using DONT ? This lesson will hep you use it in your everyday speech to sound more natural and less repetitive.

After you listen to the lesson, voici tes prochaines étapes:

1. Check the transcript to review expressions with DE.

2. Take the DONT Quiz to make it stick

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Take your intermediate French to the next level with the Intermediate French Class!

Sound more natural in your next French conversation with these everyday slang and idioms that you can use at work or in daily conversations.

1️⃣ Join the free workshop: Speak Real French - Slang & Idioms for Intermediate Learners

2️⃣ Review the 8 expressions you learned in this episode with the French transcript.

J'irai ou je vais aller?

Learn how to stop overusing the futur simple and when to use the futur proche or the present tense instead.

Tes prochaines étapes:

1. Follow along with the transcript to view the examples from today's lesson.

2. Download your French Fluency Roadmap to track your French goals, vocabulary, and progress in 2026.

3. Tap the "Subscribe" button so that you never miss a lesson from Let's Speak French!

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Your guide for setting a SMART French goal that you'll actually stick to.

Tes prochaines étapes [Your next steps]

1. Download your French Fluency Roadmap to set and track your SMART French Goal, week by week.

2. Check the French transcript for this episode to make sure you're ready to set a SMART Goal.

3. Share this episode with a friend learning French so that you can keep each other assignable (the A in SMART) with your goals this year.

Have a question? Want to share your French goal? I love hearing from you! Send me message @elevatefrench on Facebook or Instagram.

In this A2/B1 level French lesson, you'll learn about food, music, and cultural traditions for the holidays in France.

Tes prochaines étapes [Your next steps]

1. Get your free French travel course to learn how to navigate travel mishaps that will occur with transportation, lodging, and restaurants as you travel in France and Québec.

2. Check out the transcript for the French lesson.

3. Tap the "Subscribe" button, so that you never miss an episode of Let's Speak French!

How to improve your listening comprehension, based on scientific research on the "double play" method. You'll learn listening strategies and how to feel less anxious while listening.

Prochaines étapes:

1. Download your French Listening Without Stress guide.

2. Tap "Subscribe" so that you never miss an episode!

A lesson for both intermediate and beginner French learners to avoid the common mistakes between BON and BIEN.

Tes prochaines étapes (Your next steps)

1. Check your understanding with the transcript.

2. Got a question about BON vs BIEN? I love hearing from you! Drop me a line at [email protected].

3. Tap "Follow" so you never miss an episode of Let's Speak French!