Author: Mary Huffaker

French Learning Games:

• https://www.digitaldialects.com/French.htm
• includes vocab, phrase, #, etc!

Hang with the Owl! – Duolingo!

• includes phrases, vocab, grammar!

French-games.net

• https://www.french-games.net/#google_vignette
• choose your level, play some games, and test!

Sporcle – French!

• https://www.sporcle.com/games/subcategory/french
• games on colors, numbers, grammar, geography, etc

French Grammar Games!

• https://frenchgrammargames.net/
• sentence, verbs, vocab!

Linguasorb

• https://www.linguasorb.com/french/vocabulary/
• Choose a topic, study it, the test your knowledge with games and quizzes
• Also includes verb and vocab lists with pictures!

Lawless French!

• Grammar, games, grammar explanations, etc
• https://www.lawlessfrench.com
  

Francophone is a term used to refer to French-speaking countries or regions.

French is the official language of France as well as 27 regions. 22 of these regions are situated in Europe and 5 are overseas territories. The 5 overseas territories are known as Département d’Outre Mer (or DOM):

Guadeloupe (North America)
Martinique (North America)
French Guyana (South America)
Reunion (Africa)
Mayotte (Africa)

France also has 6 overseas territories known as Territoires D’outre Mer (or TOM):

St. Pierre & Miquelon (North America)
St. Barthelemy (North America)
St. Martin (North America)
French Polynesia (Oceania)
New Caledonia (Oceania)
Wallis & Futuna (Oceania)

French is the official language of 28 countries as listed below:

Belgium
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Congo (Republic of the Congo)
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Guinea
Haiti
Ivory Coast
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Mali
Monaco
Niger
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Switzerland
Togo
Vanuatu

Many countries have French as a commonly spoken language but not as an official language. These include:

Algeria
Andorra
Cambodia
Dominica
Laos
Lebanon
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
St. Lucia
Tunisia
Vietnam

Below is a map of Francophone countries:

(courtesy of worldinmaps.com)

Watching films can be fun and helpful as well! Here are some popular well known options to show your students.

Films/Media:

• Younger students:
  • Miraculous Lady Bug (in French)
  • La Famille Belier
  • La Cité des Enfants Perdus
  • Lupin
• Older Students:
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • The Intouchables
  • Amelie
  • Bienvenue Chez les Chits
  • Lupin

Listening to music in your target language can be helpful and fun! Here are some popular artists with well-known songs!

• Stromae
• Angele
• Louane
• Zaz
• Indila
• Joe Dassin
• Edith Piaf
• Explorez -plus!

• Younger and older students appreciate cheesy grammar songs now and then! Even if that tune is annoying, it will for sure be stuck in their head!

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=french+numbers&&mid=6B67E7F88503BB7422326B67E7F88503BB742232&&FORM=VRDGAR
⁃ Numbers

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=french+verb+ending+songs&&mid=B922BC36EF33FDE759C0B922BC36EF33FDE759C0&&FORM=VRDGAR
⁃ Avoir verb

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=french+verb+ending+songs&&mid=CAF8907D0E0A38854322CAF8907D0E0A38854322&&FORM=VRDGAR
⁃ Pouvoir indicatif and present

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=french+verb+ending+songs&&mid=483BB70DECB5BFE17E05483BB70DECB5BFE17E05&&FORM=VRDGAR
⁃ Etre

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=french+subjunctive+songs&&mid=92431F43F5FC86D1348F92431F43F5FC86D1348F&&FORM=VRDGAR
⁃ Ir verbs conjugating