This is a work in progress. If you have anything you would like me to add, please email me with the link. Merci beaucoup!
Consider signing up for email news bulletins: this will help with reading, and often has video links as well. Here's a link to get daily TV news bulletins.
I've been reading and hearing lots of articles on franceinfo
TV5Monde - the French news station that also has a large number of videos and activities for language learners; starting with beginning levels.
Easy French podcasts and resources - this has a TON of stuff!!!
Daily print news magazine for teens
Europe 1 news site
France24 news site
Le Parisien newspaper site, Le Monde newspaper, Le Figaro newspaper, Liberation newspaper
BBC Africa news site
Source for surveys and infographics - you can search for specific topics or just browse
Practice listening to French stories Listen to stories told to beginners by a native speaker, Alice Ayel. This YouTube channel has dozens of stories.
Pronunciation site Pronunciation of Common French Words. This is a neat site that allows you to hear French words as you roll your mouse over them.
Youtube channel Les Haut-Parleurs (actualités par les jeunes reporteurs)
Listening Practice #1: Listening to a language while reading along with the transcript is a great way to improve your comprehension as well as your pronunciation. These mp3s and mp4s were created by native speakers of French, and they are free for teachers and students to download. All of them are spontaneous speech – nothing was scripted or rehearsed, and some were even recorded without the speaker’s prior knowledge for an eavesdropping effect.
Listening Practice #2: This includes audio files and videos. Each one includes a side-by-side transcript and English translation for you to check your comprehension.
Listening Practice #3: Click on “Listening Exercises on Video News Reports” Not current, listed by topic, includes worksheets and vocabulary
watch French news: this site has subtitles
watch videos: this site has subtitles in French and English (use the Free resources!)
watch TV videos in French: this site allows you to choose the appropriate level and read a transcript
watch current news in French
In the "My HRW" textbook site on Classlink, students can click on either the student edition(for the online book) or the student resources. (Remember to pick the correct level!)
The level 3 Advanced Workbook is available in the general resources for the class on Schoology. If they want to see their workbook online, they should choose Student Resources, then click on the chapter they need listed on the left of the screen. This will expand the chapter to show what they can access - the workbook we use is under Differentiated practice: cahier de vocabulaire et grammaire. We use the on-level version, but students can practice with the other levels if desired. Sometimes it is a bit glitchy, unfortunately. No need to print - writing the answers on plain paper is fine. On the right side of the window, the Program Resources includes reading and video clips.
Screenshot of finding the online version of the workbook
Bien Dit 1-2-3 est sur conjuguemos.com (cliquez sur French - Vocabulary)
To practice verb conjugations:
https://www.ortholud.com/conjugaison.html
https://conjuguemos.com/activities/french/verb/1
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/vp/
http://french.about.com/od/lessons/a/conjugations.htm
or for passé composé:
UT French self-checking activities
UT’s French site with explanations and activities - use the index list to find the grammar points you need:
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/
Consider using podcastfrançaisfacile.
Français every day site with ideas to improve your French
Everyday practice ideas document
https://www.lepointdufle.net/p/apprendre_le_francais.htm
French government site France Éducation
France télévision site Lumni
Lots of free online books!
BBC’s French learning site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/
Current expressions: http://focus.tv5monde.com/registres-de-langue/
Sites with lots of stuff:
http://www.studystack.com/French
http://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/learn-french/
Français avec Pierre - on Youtube; lots of short videos in French about learning, speaking, etc. Here's one about writing a summary.
Pronunciation help sites:
http://www.languageguide.org/french/vocabulary/
Article from FrenchToday on overcoming fear of speaking (also search Français avec Pierre for ideas)
Numerous virtual visits all over France!
Goree concert with Youssou N'Dour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErurHGQqEUE#t=2.52471
LIve Stromae concert in Canada with some subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOZLDQm9c2E&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs
Africa resources list
French poetry read aloud and translated.
Youtube playlists: "Chansons françaises", "Musique du monde francophone"
Expressions françaises pour cette période compliquée du confinement.
Streaming from the Paris Opera: https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/magazine/il-barbiere-di-siviglia-replay?ct=t(France-Amerique-newsletter-28-june-2018_COPY_01)
Walking tour of the Louvre museum or some activities from the medieval Cluny Museum.
The McNay Museum in San Antonio had a fashion exhibit; check out what they have currently. The Dallas Museum of Art also has a virtual tour of its European Art Galleries.
Numerous virtual visits all over France! Take this opportunity to take a virtual trip to Agen, Amiens, Angers, Clermont-Ferrand, Cognac, Dijon, Nice and Nîmes, which have been sharing very special ties with their Texas and Oklahoma sister cities Corpus Christi, Tulsa, Austin, Norman, Denison, Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth throughout the years.
online film festival or a curated list of films to look for
Good news for a change from Brut and also their advice for this stressful time.
Playlist from the DROM (Départements et Régions Outre-Mer)