Useful Resources for AP French

general tips for success

• speak, read, write, and listen to as much french as possible in class/through your coursework
• speaking resources: duolingo, rhino-spike
• reading resources: the french experiment, the fable cottage, voxeurop, le monde, fr.wikipedia.org
• writing resources: bonpatron, lawless french, word reference, lingue, bescherelle (spelling), lang-8
• listening resources: the french experiment, français authentique, bescherelle
• try to learn a new common word every day (this Quizlet set is very helpful for AP-level students)
• speak french with native speakers if at all possible
• in person, through text, over calls/facetime
• write down words/phrases that come up in classwork that you’re unfamiliar with and work on learning them

general resources

• fluent (chrome extension): automatically shows translations of french words in-browser
• readlang (chrome extension, website): displays transcriptions, translations, and flashcard sets of terms in French
• word reference (translation service): like google translate, but provides definition, gender, plurality, conjugations, and contextual usage of words
• bonpatron (grammar check): french grammar checking service, perfect to proof essays and written responses before submitting

irregular verb review and conjugations: CACHER, FINIR, and VOIR