French in your own time. At your own pace.
But you'll want to see some samples first.
It takes just a minute to Sign up.
You'll then be able to purchase credits, if you wish, and to contribute to our blog posts.
Our Blog
(If you would like to comment on or ask a question about any of our blog posts, sign up (or log in if you're already registered).)
Jan
30
2013
“Il va falloir que l'on tienne le coup jusqu'à lundi…”
“We're going to have to cope until Monday…”
One of our listeners emailed us this morning, asking about the l' in the above sentence from one of our earlier lessons.… Read More
Jan
25
2013
“On a tous le droit de s'exprimer…”
“We all have the right to express ourselves…”
One of our listeners wondered about the pronunciation of the word tous, referring to the sentence above which appeared in one of our earlier lessons.… Read More
Jan
09
2013
“Je ne sais pas grand-chose sur ce sujet…”
“I know almost nothing about this subject…”
One of our listeners asked about the expression above which we discussed in Lesson 31, entitled 'Tell me about your home town…'… Read More
Jan
04
2013
Une nouvelle année, de nouveaux serveurs!
LFBP is now hosted on new, faster and more efficient servers.
Our site has been hosted on the same server since we created our first lessons in 2006. It was time for an update.… Read More
Dec
19
2012
“Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année 2013 pour toi et ta famille…”
How to wish someone well as the end of year approaches…
How can we extend our best wishes to someone at the end of the year? Let's see.… Read More
Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Older posts
Recent Lessons
Lesson no: 195, Level: Intermediate
La présidence Trump approche des élections de mi-mandat
The Trump presidency is nearing the mid-term elections in November. Mr Trump – arguably more than any other American president – has polarised opinions. Let’s talk about the first half of his mandate and what has being going on in recent weeks.
Lesson no: 194, Level: Intermediate
France: la réforme de l’accès à l’université
Traditionally, French high school graduates have been guaranteed public university places, regardless of the grades achieved in their baccalauréat. This, however, has resulted in very high drop-out rates. It is hoped that, from 2018, proposed reforms will result in a more efficient means of access to university.
Lesson no: 193, Level: Intermediate
Britain’s vote to withdraw from the European Union was widely controversial and continues to be so. Brexit – from a French perspective – is at the centre of our conversation this time.
Lesson no: 192, Level: Intermediate
Le transfert de Neymar: comment expliquer une telle outrance?
The transfer of Brazilian footballer, Neymar, smashed all records in terms of the colossal sums of money involved. Are such sporting investments really justified? Let’s talk about that.
Lesson no: 191, Level: Intermediate
Je vais m’offrir un téléphone basique
Our lesson this time was inspired by a recent article entitled “Has the smartphone destroyed a generation?” A provocative title indeed, but one that got us thinking. C’est parti!
