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Listening practice exercises by level
A1: Beginner
- Marie en France (A1) Free
What does Marie do when she's on a typical holiday? - Une Journée Chargée - part 1 (A1) Free
Marc tells us about the busy day he has ahead of him! - Une Journée Chargée - part 2 (A1)
Marc tells us about the busy day he has ahead of him! - Où est la Tour Eiffel, s’il vous plaît ? (A1)
Janine gives direction to a group of tourists lost in Paris. - Ma maison (A1)
Sophie describes her lovely little house! - Le matin (A1)
Aline tells us about her morning routine. - Ma famille (A1)
Sébastien tells us about his family. - Stéphanie se présente (A1)
Stéphanie introduces herself to us. - Choisir le dîner (A1)
Philippe and Sonia are discussing what to have for dinner. - Qu’est-ce que tu aimes manger en automne ? (A1)
Lucie tells us what her favourite autumn food is. - La météo des amies (A1)
Stéphanie and Alice talk about today's weather in their respective cities. - Ça ne va pas ! (A1)
Pascal meets with Lucie who doesn't feel well at all. - Les loisirs créatifs avec mon fils (A1)
Isabelle loves to do arts and crafts with her little boy! - Notre festin de Noël (A1)
Marie is in charge of this year's Christmas dinner, and there's a lot to do! - Mes nouvelles résolutions (A1)
Amélie tells us about her New Year's resolutions. - Au marché (A1)
Mrs Lepic goes to the market to buy some fresh produce. - Qu'est-ce qu'ils portent aujourd'hui ? (A1)
Amélie describes the way her friends are dressed today - Quel âge as-tu ? (A1)
Henri tells us how old he and his family are. - Le ski avec l'école (A1)
Émilie tells us about her skiing school trip. A2: Lower Intermediate
- Au cirque (A2) Free
Adeline went to the circus yesterday and tells us all about it! - Bonjour ! (A2)
Alice tells us a bit about herself. - Un dîner agité ! (A2)
Caroline tells about last night's hectic dinner! - Au restaurant (A2)
Ophélie is ordering food at the restaurant. - Ma première rentrée (A2)
Lisa remembers her first day of school - Devenir une ballerine (A2)
Gaelle has always known she'd become a ballerina. - Arnaud le voyageur (A2)
Charlotte tells us about her friend Arnaud who loves traveling. - Le soir d’Halloween (A2) Free
On Hallowe'en night, monsters have fun! - Sortie entre filles (A2)
Julie spent the night out with her best friend Sophie. - Mon poisson rouge (A2)
Élodie loves her goldfish Oscar ! - Merci pour mon anniversaire ! (A2)
Aline tells us about her morning routine. - Devenir tata ! (A2)
Aurélie has become an aunt for the first time! - Une tradition de décembre (A2)
Solène remembers what she and her mother used to do every December. - Balade en forêt (A2)
Sabrina went for a long walk in the snowy woods. - Le tapis rouge (A2)
Sabrina and her husband were very elegant on the red carpet. - Un mauvais numéro (A2)
Lucas has the wrong number! B1: Intermediate
- Départ en vacances (B1) Free
Valérie's family has to get up early to get a plane tomorrow, but no worries! She's very organised. - Quitter la maison (B1)
Stéphane tells us of his loving relationship with his parents as he's about to leave home. - Allô les pompiers ? (B1)
Élodie is calling the Fire Brigade. - Chez le vétérinaire (B1)
Lucie's little puppy has hurt his paw... - Un weekend gâché (B1)
Marie's romantic weekend away gets spoiled by unforeseen bad weather. - Un petit visiteur (B1)
A little hedgehog started visiting Sophie and her family. - Des révisions utiles (B1)
Sophie thanks her private tutor Catherine for her help with her revisions. - L’œuvre d’Émile Zola (B1)
Learn more about famous French writer Emile Zola. - Ma journée de Noël (B1)
Léonie tells us what she'll do on Christmas day! - Ma soirée du Nouvel An (B1)
This year, Alice is hosting New Year's Eve ! - Je ne veux pas tomber malade ! (B1)
Monica is annoyed: despite all her efforts, she gets sick every year! - Les soldes (B1)
Juliette shopped the sales with her friends - Préparatifs pour le ski (B1)
Jean-Marc's family is getting ready to go skiing this winter! - Une Saint Valentin entre copines (B1)
Charlotte is spending this year's Valentine's Day with her best friends! B2: Upper Intermediate
- Au Restaurant de la Plage (B2) Free
Cyril and Eve try the restaurant near the hotel by the beach and decide what to eat from the menu. - Description du docteur Arsène K. Merlan (B2)
Milo is surprised by the doctor's rather odd appearance... Extract adapted from the French edition of the children's book:"Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!" by Stephen Manes."Comment devenir parfait en trois jours" [Lit: How to become perfect in three days] - Laissez un message ! (B2)
Listen to Anne-Sophie and Guy Degrenne's voice mail! - Les corvées du weekend (B2)
Liliane went through a proper Spring Clean of her apartment this weekend ! - Recommendations en vacances (B2)
Marie is on holiday in France with her husband and asks the receptionist for suggestions - Mes habitudes écologiques (B2)
Aurélie tells about her "green" habits to protect the planet. - Rentrée de professeur (B2)
Alicia is a teacher and she tells us how she prepares for going back to school ! - Pour ou contre les zoos : une opinion (B2)
Juliette gives us her balanced opinion on zoos. - Un temps de chien ! (B2)
On that day, a storm was coming... - Mes supers décorations d’Halloween (B2)
Aurélie has really outdone herself for this year's Halloween ! - Les noces d'or de mes grands-parents (B2)
Catherine was really moved by her grandparents' golden anniversary party. - Les courses de Noël, quel enfer ! (B2)
Olivia had to go Christmas shopping at the last minute this year! - Mes résolutions pour la planète (B2)
This year, Julie has decided she'll be more eco-friendly! - Un repas savoyard (B2)
What Hélène likes the most on a ski holiday is the mountain restaurant! - Des soldes décevantes (B2)
Justine was very disappointed by this year's winter sale - L'histoire de Rose et Jack
One of the most beautifully tragic love stories of modern times. - Un nouveau passeport (B2)
A new passport Grégory needs to renew his passport to go on holiday [US: vacation]. C1: Advanced
- “Mon rêve familier” de Paul Verlaine (C1)
Here's one of Paul Verlaine's most famous poems, where he reminisces about dreaming about a perfect woman. Each line is a verse, so starts with a capital letter. - Les vendanges (C1)
Florence harvested grapes with her friend Samuel this year. - Quelle panique ! (C1)
The organisation of Patricia's party was a bit chaotic ! - Les prévisions météo pour demain matin (C1)
Here's the weather forecast for tomorrow morning. - J’ai besoin d’aide, Docteur ! (C1)
Yann tells his doctor about his painful back problems. - Combattre l'hypocondrie (C1)
Nathalie tells us about her struggle with hypochondria. - Lettre au Père Fouettard (C1)
Julie writes to the Boogeyman to ask for his leniency after a naughty year! - Janvier Sobre (C1)
After the holidays' excesses, why not try the "Dry January" challenge? - La Galette des Rois (C1)
Isabelle tells us about the right way to eat French "galette des rois". - Ramonage d'hiver (C1)
Elisabeth talks about having her chimney swept before winter - Une routine très précise (C1)
Julie has a very precise daily routine...to the minute ! - Je n'ai plus d'argent ! (C1)
Mathieu tells his friend why he's broke this month.