![]() Music Platforms for French Listening Practice Soon you won’t even realize you’re learning French. The key here is the same with French movies or TV shows, if it’s something you already do daily in English, then make an effort to switch some of those daily episodes, books, articles and songs to French. This way, when you’re hurting for some new French music to listen to, you’ve got a notebook of ideas and stuff to study in order to improve. Write down music people recommend to you or that you’ve read about. Write down names of songs that you have a hard time understanding so you can work with them later on. To take things to the next level, keep a music journal. Make a point to add French songs and albums to your playlists, pick up some French CDs for road trips and listen to French radio stations. Whether it’s something you put on while you do homework, drive or at every moment of the waking day, you can easily make French a part of your daily life. Most people have music in their lives on a regular basis. If you’re feeling extra creative, record your own rendition and show it to your mom. You can replace words, whole lines, make it funny, make it serious, whatever you want. Keep the tune and rhythm of the song and use the existing lyrics as a jumping-off point. Become a regular French Weird Al and write a parody version of a French song you like. If you’re any good at rhyming, then this will be a fun activity to integrate into your French listening sessions. Well, whaddya know? You just got listening, reading and writing practice with just one song. Enfin (finally), watch the music video and see the differences between your visual interpretations and the artist’s. Then, write a paragraph or two ( en français!) about what you imagine when you listen to it. Make sure you look up words you aren’t sure of so you understand what you’re reading. On the second or third go around, read the lyrics that go with it. Try listening to a French song two or three times without watching the music video. Whether you agree with the visuals or not, they are a great tool to help understand what the musician was trying to achieve. Music videos aren’t always what you expect they’ll be everyone has their own interpretation in their head. While you sing, you’re not only improving the listening skills it takes to hit those notes right, but your accent as well. Look up words you don’t know for maximum comprehension. Or, if you’ve got a hairbrush lying around, go for a solo round. If you have a language learning buddy, then challenge them to a sing-off. You may not have access to a fancy karaoke machine and all the French tunes to go with it, but you can still print out lyrics and sing along to your favorite French songs. Just because the word is Japanese, doesn’t mean we can’t do it with French songs. Here are some fun practice activities to accompany your jam-out sessions and improve your French! Sing Karaoke ![]() While having French music on in the background may slowly increase your comprehension skills (or just serve as a good beat to tap your feet to), if you’re serious about improving your listening skills, then you’ll need to pay close attention to what’s being said and how. (Download) How to Improve Your French by Jamming Out to French Bands ![]() This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that youĬlick here to get a copy.
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