French Listening Resources
The Real French Language
ielanguages.com
Show overview
French Listening Resources has been publishing since 2009, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 66 episodes. That works out to roughly 2 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 59s and 2 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a FR-language Education show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 10.7 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2010, with 31 episodes published. Published by ielanguages.com.
From the publisher
Listen to natural, unrehearsed French on a variety of topics recorded by native speakers in France and read along with the transcripts to improve your oral comprehension. Designed for students who want to learn the real spoken language of France as opposed to textbook language. Visit www.ielanguages.com/frenchlistening.html for transcripts
Latest Episodes
View all 66 episodesSNCF Announcement
First announcement on TGV train from Annecy to Paris
Qu'est-ce qu'on mange ?
Carole explains the types of food eaten for family dinners
Chez moi
Carole shows us around her house (furniture vocabulary)
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes (faire) ?
Carole talks about her likes and dislikes
Qu'est-ce que tu portes ?
Description of clothing
Les magasins en France
Stores in France where you can buy furniture, clothes and groceries
Les fast-foods en France
Fast food restaurants in France
Les boissons
Drinks that you can order in France
Nos filles et mes frères
Carole telling us about her family
La poupée de Mélina
Mélina feeding her doll
Le bonhomme
Mélina coloring and drawing on Fabian's cast and counting to ten in English!
Spectacle d'otaries
A clip from the sea lion show at the Safari de Peaugres wildlife park in Ardeche, France, from July 2011.
Impérial Palace d'Annecy
Views of lake Annecy and the Imperial Palace hotel, with a short explanation of its history.
Gâteau d'anniversaire
Fabian is cutting the birthday cake while Mélina is "helping" him.
Les Concours
An explanation of the competitive exams to become a civil servant in France
Le PACS
What is PACS? How to get PACSed in France
Le système de santé en France
An overview of the healthcare system in France
Le 14 juillet
How is the national holiday celebrated in France?
Les tâches ménagères
What household chores need to be done everyday or every week?
Le film Mon Idole
Quasi-eavesdropping on a discussion of the movie Mon Idole