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Ecoutez bien??
banditk:
I know the French board has been pretty quiet for the past few months hahah but I'll still post and see if I can get any replies :)
I was wondering if any of you have used Ecoutez Bien (the website)? I want to practice my listening comp, but I'm not sure if it's worth subscribing to?
Thank you! :)
howlingwisdom:
Hey banditk!
I've been subscribed to Ecoutez-Bien for two years and I find it quite useful in developing my vocabulary as they have a variety of topics (depending on the year-level) and I've noticed that it has improved my listening skills quite a bit (which has been a weakness for me in the past.)
The practice that they offer is quite useful because they have exam-style questions as well as your basic multiple choice and the questions/listening podcasts vary in difficulty and speed. Though, I understand that the yearly subscription is more on the pricey side (imo) but pretty much every French teacher has recommended it and I personally think that it is worth it if you are struggling with listening.
catnus:
Useful if you struggle with listening. If you are an advanced student, it is nigh useless.
Vermilliona:
Only if you have money to burn on a service that you can easily find equivalents of online for free? TV5monde have an excellent range of listening exercises for various levels (they go by CEFR framework, the equivalent level to VCE is A2 or B1), just google 'apprendre le francaise avec TV5 monde'. Le Journal en Francais Facile from RFI (google dat) is good too, and comes with exercises, you can also just write summaries (in french or english) of the news items to practice. I've used both in the past, and they really help you progress quickly (provided you do them regularly), so now I'm just listening to podcasts of french radio shows. There's a great variety, and I end up listening to about an hour of french per day. I can recommend some podcasts if you like!
banditk:
Thank you for everyone's replies! :D :D
--- Quote from: Vermilliona on April 02, 2014, 06:52:56 pm ---I can recommend some podcasts if you like!
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That would be super if you could! Thanks :)
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