pronunciation
Larousse
When you look up a word, you can click on the blue speaker icon to the left of the word in order to hear its pronunciation.
Forvo
Type a word into the box in the upper right corner. What is interesting about this site is that native Frenchspeakers can submit their pronunciations. So, for example if you look "chaussure," there will be 3 different people--you can hear both a male and female voice.
When you look up a word, you can click on the blue speaker icon to the left of the word in order to hear its pronunciation.
Forvo
Type a word into the box in the upper right corner. What is interesting about this site is that native Frenchspeakers can submit their pronunciations. So, for example if you look "chaussure," there will be 3 different people--you can hear both a male and female voice.
Listening Practice
Audio Lingua
This site offers a wide variety of recordings by native French speakers. You can search for a specific topic and even choose the gender and age of the person who is speaking. You can also choose between difficulty levels (A1 is the easiest, C2 is the most difficult).
News in Slow French
As its name implies, this site gives news broadcasts by native speakers at a slower pace. Each broadcast also includes some vocabulary and grammar review. While the site has some content that you would need to pay for (example: transcripts of the recordings), you can listen to the current daily broadcast for free. This is also a free podcast you can subscribe to.
Radio France Internationale (RFI)
This is a French news radio. You can stream the live broadcast by pressing À L'ÉCOUTE at the top of the page, or you can look around for specific topics. AP Students: The AP test almost always uses an excerpt from RFI, so getting used to these recordings could prove useful.
This site offers a wide variety of recordings by native French speakers. You can search for a specific topic and even choose the gender and age of the person who is speaking. You can also choose between difficulty levels (A1 is the easiest, C2 is the most difficult).
News in Slow French
As its name implies, this site gives news broadcasts by native speakers at a slower pace. Each broadcast also includes some vocabulary and grammar review. While the site has some content that you would need to pay for (example: transcripts of the recordings), you can listen to the current daily broadcast for free. This is also a free podcast you can subscribe to.
Radio France Internationale (RFI)
This is a French news radio. You can stream the live broadcast by pressing À L'ÉCOUTE at the top of the page, or you can look around for specific topics. AP Students: The AP test almost always uses an excerpt from RFI, so getting used to these recordings could prove useful.
Newspapers
1jour1actu.com
News site aimed at French middle school students. You will find daily articles on a variety of topics written at an easier level than other French newspapers.
newsmap
See the most popular headlines in France and choose which articles you want to read. You can limit the headlines to specific topics (World, National, Business, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, Health) at the bottom of the page.
News site aimed at French middle school students. You will find daily articles on a variety of topics written at an easier level than other French newspapers.
newsmap
See the most popular headlines in France and choose which articles you want to read. You can limit the headlines to specific topics (World, National, Business, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, Health) at the bottom of the page.