Especially for Students of French

The sites below were selected because of their usefulness to those studying French. Let us know if they help you! Also, for further information, check out the French Resources section of the FCPS Foreign Language Home Page.

Why Study French? - Dictionaries 
Verb Conjugation - Vocabulary Study Tools
Grammar, Vocabulary and Other French Language Help
AP French Exams - SAT Exams in French
Study Abroad Opportunities - Just for Fun

Why Study French?

Why Study French?

http://www.majbill.vt.edu/fll/fren/whyfrench.html

More than 75 good reasons why you should study French

http://www.ecu.edu.au/ses/iccs/cware/french/motivation/whyfren.htm

Occupations Using French

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~frenchuh/jobs.html

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Dictionaries

French-English and English-French dictionaries (ARTFL)

http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/FR-ENG.html

English to French Online Dictionary

http://dictionaries.travlang.com/EnglishFrench/

French to English Online Dictionary

http://dictionaries.travlang.com/FrenchEnglish/

Electronic dictionaries, glossaries, word lists, and specialized vocabulary

http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/dico.html

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Verb Conjugation

Le Devoir Conjugal

http://www.pomme.ualberta.ca/devoir/

Verb Conjugator

http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/inflect.query.

French Verb Conjugation Practice

http://www2.lamc.utexas.edu/frgr/frverbs.t?tense=1

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Vocabulary Study Tools

PuzzleMaker

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ - Use this internet site to create, print and play several types of puzzles, including crosswords, word searches and scrambled words. Make the puzzles for yourself or a friend to practice vocabulary!

Quia

http://www.quia.com/dir/french/ - This site has a variety of activities to practice vocabulary and grammar.

Hangman

http://revin.wol.be/hangman.html - Free downloadable software for Windows to play a computerized version of hangman

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Grammar, Vocabulary and Other French Language Help

Tex's French Grammar (explanations and exercises)

http://www2.lamc.utexas.edu/frgr/

Activities for French students (levels 1, 2, 3 and advanced)

http://www.marincatholic.org/French/frenchmain.html

Bonjour - lots of activites and games

http://www.bonjour.org.uk/

LinguaWeb: French

http://www.linguaweb.ndirect.co.uk/pages/frenlev1.htm

French Grammar Central - over 180 links to grammar information

http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/frlesson.html

French Language Course

http://www.jump-gate.com/languages/french/

Fluent French

http://www.signiform.com/french/ff.htm

Vocabulary Training Exercises

http://www.vokabel.com/

Vocabulary Translation Exercises (English to French or French to English)

http://www.goethe-verlag.com/tests/EF/EF.HTM

Listening Comprehension Exercises

http://www.btinternet.com/~s.glover/S.Glover/languagesite/marylise.htm

This site has sound clips with comprehension questions to help you improve your listening skills.

 

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Advanced Placement Exams

AP French Exams

http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/students/french/index.html

 

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SAT Exams in French

General Information on SAT II Language Exams

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/about/SATII/whichLang.html

Information About SAT II Language Tests with Listening

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/about/SATII/whichList.html

French Subject Test

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/french/french.html

Sample Questions (PDF document - see pages 7-13 for the French section)

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/satguide/SAT2_Chi_Fr_Ger_Heb.pdf

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Study Abroad Opportunities

Information on Study Abroad and Travel Opportunities

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/OHSICS/forlang/resource/study.htm

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Just for Fun

Adopt a Snail!

http://www.adoptanescargot.com/

Tongue twisters

http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/fr.htm

Radio Stations on the Internet

http://wmbr.mit.edu/stations/list.html

LiveCams in France

http://www.leonardsworlds.com/states/france.htm

Sound of the World's Animals: French

http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/animals/french.html

Electronic greeting cards in French

http://fr.greetings.yahoo.com/

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French Resources

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Send comments and questions to Karen Peterson, karen.peterson@fcps.edu