Mr. Fitz`s Interactive Web Links for French as a Second Language Students

Try these interactive Web sites to learn French vocabulary and expressions. Many of the sites require multimedia features: speakers or headphones and multimedia players (Flash, RealAudio, etc). The features needed are listed for each site and links to download the players are included at the bottom of the page.

• Quia - Use Java games to learn numbers, days, months, seasons, weather, colours, body parts, verbs and lots more: http://www.quia.com/dir/french/
  • Required: Java (see player download links)

• Alphabet pronunciation - Listen to the alphabet in French http://www.alphabetpage.com/french/alphabet_for_the_french/
  • Required: speakers, QuickTime Player (see player download links)

• BBC French Steps: an online beginner's course that's easy-to-use. Listen to conversations on many topics.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/French/lj/
  • Required: speakers, Flash Player (and RealPlayer for other BBC activities) (see player download links)

   

• BBC Cartoons - Watch and listen some skateboarders to learn basic vocabulary - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/index_flash.shtml
  • Required: speakers, Flash Player (see player download links)

• KLB School Website - Listen to words and match them to pictures http://www.klbschool.org.uk/interactive/primary/index.htm
  • Required: speakers, a sound player such as RealPlayer, Windows MediaPlayer. (see player download links)

• KLB School Web site - Vocabulary exercises and matching activities on many topics http://www.klbschool.org.uk/interactive/French/interactive.htm
  • Required: Flash Player (see player download links)

• Music sites TV5 - Listen and watch French video clips and see the words for the songs. http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/musique/francophone.php
  • Required: speakers, Real Player (see player download links)

   

• Bonjour de France - http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/index/indexapp.htm - Bonjour de France from l'école Azurlingua in France has numerous activities on many grammar, comprehension and vocabulary topics with and games with sound.
  • Required: speakers, Real Player (see player download links)

   

• Des sites Web pour pratiquer le vocabulaire de la nourriture:
  • http://www.quia.com/dir/french/foods.html
  • http://larcdma.sdsu.edu/dma/languages/french/index.html
    
  • http://fslactivities.sd61.bc.ca/quiz/pizza/index.htm
    
  • http://users.skynet.be/providence/vocabulaire/francais/aliment/ali1.htm
    
  • http://www.lafete.org/new/ps/level4/words/indexF.htm
    
  • http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/n5/qcm/fpedq.htm
    
  • http://www.csdm.qc.ca/cemis/panier/aliments/index.htm
    
  • http://fis.ucalgary.ca/repsit/langue_vocabulaire.htm#nourriture
    
  • http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jeux.lulu/html/memoire/motsSom.htm
    
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/cafe/
    
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/restaurant/
    
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/menu/
    
  • http://www.klbschool.org.uk/interactive/french/la_nourr.htm
  • http://www.klbschool.org.uk/interactive/french/fvoc_food1.htm

Player and Plug-in download links

• Java plug in : You can download the free Java plug-ins from Sun at : http://java.com/en/index.jsp
• Macromedia's Flash Player: Download free from: http://www.macromedia.com
• QuickTime plug in: Download free from Apple: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/
• RealPlayer: The free version is available from: http://www.real.com/realone/plus/index.html?lang=en&loc=ca Click the "FREE RealOne Player" link on this page.
• Media Player - Download free from Microsoft at : http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp

• Last updated April 13, 2004
• Comments to: Steve Fitzjohn