#57: Stop Getting Lost Listening to French News - Passive Voice 101
Improve your B1 and B2 French listening comprehension skills with the passive voice, which is frequently used to talk about French news. Your intermediate French action steps 👇🏻1️⃣ View the lesson examples in the transcript here.2️⃣ Take the Passive Voice Quiz to get immediate feedback on your use of this tricky structure. 3️⃣ The passive voice doesn't get talked about enough in French learning resources, but you hear it all the time! Share this episode with a friend that's learning French to help them to understand more French media. Bonne continuation et à la prochaine!
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#56: Liaison Rules You Need to Know to Sound More French
Improve your French pronunciation with these 14 liaison rules for liaison obligatoire, liaison interdite, et liaison facultative! Your action steps: 1️⃣ Check out the transcript of this lesson.2️⃣ Record yourself practicing the examples in the transcript, or just talking about your day. You can send it to Dr. Natalie for feedback on Instagram @elevatefrench in direct messages!3️⃣ Did you learn something today? Leaving a rating and review helps the podcast to reach more French learners and is always appreciated!
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#55: Beating the Intermediate French Plateau: Brittany’s Middlebury Immersion & Tips
What's it like to stay in a dorm and speak only French for 7 weeks as an adult? Brittany Kreek shares her experiences and her tips for going from beginner to the top of Middlebury's language program level in just 4 years. She'll tell you how to study on the days that you aren't feeling motivated and how to stay focused as an adult!Vos prochaines étapes (Your next steps):1️⃣ Overcome the Intermediate Plateau with your Customizable Study Template2️⃣ Review the transcript3️⃣ Share this episode with a friend learning French!
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#54: The Scariest Day Speaking French + How to Stay Calm When You Freeze
Learn how to get by in French when disaster strikes! Specifically, you'll learn intermediate tips to improve your French for the B2 and C1 levels. Tes prochaines étapes: 1️⃣ Download your Intermediate French Kit to gain confidence with speaking, grammar, and pronunciation.2️⃣ Tu as compris? Follow along with the transcript for this episode to check your comprehension and review the new vocabulary you'll learn. 3️⃣ Tap "Follow" wherever you're listening so that you'll never miss an episode!
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#53: The French Verbs Everyone Mixes Up - Arriver, Partir, S’en Aller
Learn how to use 3 verbs that confusion intermediate learners - arriver, partir, and s’en aller! Discover what “arriver” really means, when to say “je m’en vais,” and how to sound more natural by using "arriver" to talk about what you can and can't do.Your action steps: 1️⃣ Take the quiz to test your understanding!2️⃣ Check your understanding with the transcript3️⃣ Checkout Part I of this series: How to use retourner, rendre, rentrer, revenir, and renvoyer
Welcome to Let’s Speak French! I’m your host, Dr. Natalie Amgott. My mission is to help you overcome your French learning jitters with step-by-step podcast lessons where we break down the structures, vocabulary, and cultural tidbits you’ll need to confidently speak French while traveling or working in France or Québec. Whether you’re an intermediate adult learner or feeling rusty with your with your high school French, you're in the right place, mon ami!
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