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Productive at home: Improve your French during lockdown

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Bonjour à toutes et à tous! Today, I wanted to introduce you to some activities, how to stay productive at home and websites to visit during the coronavirus lockdown. Staying at home does not mean that you should be slacking off. On the contrary,  being confined can be a good reason to be productive at home and do the things that we normally “don’t have the time to do“.

Productive at home: comment rester productif à la maison?

One of the best things to do in order to be productive at home, and I always seem to be insisting on this particular point, is improving your language skills. If you’re bored of Netflix, there are different ways to keep yourself busy and productive, plus, if you have some extra time on your plate, learning French can actually be fun. Take a look at the table of contents on the left side of the article and check out all of the good (free) resources that I have gathered especially for you!
 

1. For beginners

 

a. What to read

First and foremost, let’s dive into what you can read to be productive at home in your language learning journey as a beginner.
 

Podcast français facile – This website is an absolute gem! You will find French texts for beginners with awesome worksheets.
Le Journal en français facile – Or how to read the news in easy French.
Il était une histoire – Stories and texts in easy French.
Mon cartable du net – Downloadable PDF texts to read.

b. What to watch

Karambolage – Fun short videos about different topics, brought to you by the channel Arte.
Apprendre avec TV5 Monde – Learn French with TV5 Monde, a French television channel which can be accessed from anywhere around the world.
 

c. What to listen

Les chansons d’Alain le lait – Amazing songs in French to help you memorize the basics.
Les plus belles chansons françaises – The most beautiful French songs. 
 

d. Just for fun

LUMNI : Les fondamentaux du français – Learn French the basics of French grammar and vocabulary.
Duolingo – Language learning app.
Lingodeer – Language learning app.
 
 

2. Intermediate level

a. What’s up in France?

1 jour 1 actu – Easy short videos and articles about the news in France.
France TV info – French information channel. 
20 minutes – French newspaper, accessible and easy to read.
STOP infox – Against the fake news pandemic.
Marmiton – Online recipes in French.
 

b. What to read

Le Petit Prince – Best selling book from author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Corpus – Discover the human anatomy in French.
La Culture Générale – Facts and general knowledge.
 

c. What to watch

 
Les énergivores – Educational web-series about sustainability and energy management.
Les vidéos de Rafaella Fraomene – Short educational videos about the French language.
Le site officiel de TV5 Monde – TV5 Monde’s official website.
Parlons français TV5 Monde – Another website of TV5 Monde where you can submerge into everyday French while watching documentaries.
Netflix – French films and series on Netflix
 

d. What to listen

Les Podcasts originaux de France Inter – Podcasts by France Inter
Impact Positif – Positive podcasts about society.
 

3. Advanced

a. What to read

Le Monde – Journal et actualités.
Le Courrier International– Actualités à l’international, avec des articles de journaux du monde entier, traduits en français.
La langue française – Un site web sur la langue française, avec des questions/réponses et des articles intéressants afin d’améliorer son français écrit et oral.
 

b. What to watch

Cash Investigation – Une émission présentée par France 2.
Le Collège de France – Des cours de grands professeurs sur un large choix de thématiques.
C dans l’air – Une émission avec débats intéressants et l’actualité décortiquée.
DataGueule – Des vidéos animées sur la société, avec des chiffres et infographies.
 
 

c. What to listen

France Culture – Des émissions sur tout les sujets, à écouter sans modération.
Par Jupiter – Émission française sur France Inter.
Le mot de la semaine – Un podcast France Inter. 
L’accent des autres 

BONUS : For parents and children

Dear parents, in these hard times, you also have the privilege of enjoying your children, full time. It may be a little difficult for you to find activities while you are trying to stay productive at home. I have a little list of ideas to help you out for this and why not try to learn French WITH your children? 

Ebookids – Free ebooks for children.

Quelle histoire – Animated videos about historical figures and their stories.

Happy Coach by Aurélie – Yoga en famille! 

KIDICO l’encyclopédie sonore – Audio encyclopedia for children. 

 

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Et voilà, chers amis! I hope that you make the time to explore these wonderful resources and stay 100% productive at home during confinement. If you have any links or ideas to share, feel free to leave them in the comments section down below! I will be very happy to add them to this article.

En attendant notre prochain articles, je vous laisse découvrir la communauté Facebook de Learn To French, ou de lire d’autres articles ici! 

À bientôt! 

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