DILF, DELF, DALF

http://www.ciep.fr/delfdalf/index.php
Official website of the french certifications, with mock exams.
Language interface : French, English, Spanish, German, Portuguese
Recommended for : A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2

AT&T Natural Voices / Text to speech / Acapela

AT&T Natural Voices (allows downloading!) :
http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php
Interface language: English

Text to speech:
http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal
Interface language: English

Acapela:
http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html
Interface language: English, French

These useful tools allow you to write some text and then hear it with various english accents so that you can get used to them and also have a example for your speaking.

BBC: Ma France

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/
Improve or brush up your basic French with the help of 24 interactive video units. The films were shot around Lyons, the Alps and in Provence.
Interface language: English
Recommended for: B1, B2, C1

Word Reference

http://www.wordreference.com/
This dictionnary is one of the best known worldwide. It provides translators and dictionnaries in a lot of languages.
Interface language: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, German, Arabic, ...

French Slang

http://lexiquefle.free.fr/banlieue/vocabulaire.pdf
Are you going to live in France? Here is a couple of slang words you might need to understand!
Interface language: French, English
Recommended for: A1 to C2

Vocabulaire de la vie professionnelle

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Chapter_12_0.pdf
Here is a downloadable document made by the University of Texas. You are not obliged to work on the activites proposed but the vocabulary displayed in the first pages might be useful!
Interface language: English
Recommended for: A2, B1, B2

Pancake Day: Crêpes Grand-mère

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/carnival/crepes/index.shtml
You want to make crêpes? Here is a recipe and explanations both available in french and in english!
Interface language: French, English
Recommended for: B1, B2, C1, C2

Filipé

http://www.e-filipe.org/index.php
This website is a project made to help future students in France to get prepared for this experience. Click "consulter les modules" to see examples of french students working in various situations.
Interface language: French, English
Recommended for: A1 to C2

My French Life

http://myfrenchlife.org/
There is not a lot of French language on this website, so why is it here? Culture, traditions, little tips that will help you get what 'Frenchness' is. A very interesting website that will help you more than any grammar lesson in certain situations!
Interface language: English
Recommended for: every level (it is not in French, we have listed this website because of its intercultural contribution)

Digital Dialects

http://www.digitaldialects.com/French.htm
This simple website allows you to learn basic french with funny games. Greetings, numbers, food, animals, to be and to have, units of time, clothing, all presented simply and nicely!
Interface language: English
Recommended for: A1, A2, B1

Text to Speech

http://www.frenchspanishonline.com/voice.html
This speaking avatar is a great way to help children to learn french pronunciation. Choose a language and a voice, type up some text and click "say it"!
Interface language: English
Recommended for: A1, A2

The French Experiment

http://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/
Nice website trying to make it easier for beginners and children. Also helpful if you want to learn basic grammar.
Interfce language: English
Recommended for: A1, A2, B1

Le Dictionnaire Visuel

http://www.infovisual.info/index_fr.html
This very unsual dictionnary uses pictures to complete its definitions and therefore is a very interesting material for children and beginners.
Interface language: French, English, Spanish

Le Château de Versailles

http://www.chateauversailles.fr/homepage
Official website of the Château de Versailles where you can learn about the castle, its famous paintings and fourniture and also its history.
Interface language: French, English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese
Recommended for: B2, C1, C2

Centre Pompidou

http://www.cnac-gp.fr/
This is the official website of the Centre Pompidou museum situated in Paris.
Interface language: French, English, Spanish
Recommended For: A2, B1, B2, C1, C2

Le Musée du Louvre

http://www.louvre.fr/
This is the official website of one of the biggest museums in the world : The Louvre.
Interface language: French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Arabic
Recommended for: A2, B1, B2, C1, C2

Reverso

http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-definition/
This dictionnary allow you to search for synonym, definitions, conjugation, quotes containing certain words or translations in english.
Interface language: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian

Festival de Cannes

http://www.festival-cannes.com/fr.html
Which films are selected? Who is in the jury? You can find out on the official website of this well known french film festival delivering the Palme d'Or.
Interface language: French, Japanese, English, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic
Recommended for: B1, B2, C1, C2

RFI : Entrainez-vous au TCF (Test de Connaissance du Français)

http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/questionnaires/158/questionnaire_1251.asp
Practice for the TCF exam thanks to those listening activities from RFI and CIEP.
Interface language:  Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Recommended for: B2, C1, C2


RFI : le fait du jour

On this website, you can find listening activities based on radio news. New ones are posted each week.
Interface language: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
Recommended for: A2, B1, B2
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