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

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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.

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

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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