French for Beginners 1B
This intermediate course in French pronunciation is for English speakers who are beginers with the basics in alphabet and phonetics, but who want to improve their reading, pronunciation, listening, writing and communication in French. French.
The course therefore aims to improve your skills so that you can speak French clearly and confidently like a native French speaker.
Pronunciation in French is really not difficult. You just need to make the French sounds like a native speaker. But you have to learn the right way through exercises and interactions with natives like us.
In this course, you will learn how to speak and read French like a native French speaker and pronounce all the words correctly in spoken French..
So you will see how to shape your mouth and where to put your tongue for each sound pronounced.
You will learn about the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in French so that you know how to correctly pronounce all the words in French.
You also get accent training that will help you reduce your accent when speaking French.
This course can also help you prepare for the French skills TEST if you want to join a language school that requires you to take the French skills TEST in order to immigrate to Canada, France or any other country that requires such a test.
This French phonetics course includes:
- All French sounds (vowels and consonants).
- Demonstrations on how to make each sound.
- Practice words and sentences.
- Frequently Asked Questions.
- Common mistakes.
- Quizzes/tests
- Accent and pronunciation French, Canadian and French-speaking Africa.
If you want to speak clearly, learn French with a native speaker, reduce your accent and be easily understood by native speakers, this intensive pronunciation course can help you realize your dream of speaking French confidently and clearly.
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2Basics of French Spelling
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3Basics of Contractions and Élisions
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4The French Liaison
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5The Sound [e] for É in French
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6The Sound [ɛ] for È in French
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7The Sound [ɛ̃] and [œ̃]
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8The Sound [ɛ̃] for AIN, EIN, AINT, EINT, IM in French
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9The Sound /jɛ̃/ for IEN in French
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10The Sound [œ̃] for UN and UM in French
The sound [œÌƒ] is the next French nasal vowel sound that you are going to learn.
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11The Sound [õ] for "ON" in French
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12The Sounds [ɑ̃] for "EN, EM, AN & AM" in French
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13The Sound /wɛ̃/ for OIN in French
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14The Letter H in French
Despite the name, the h aspiré is not aspirated or otherwise pronounced in French. Nevertheless, it is distinct from the h muet in that it does not allow elisions or liaisons – the h acts like a consonant.
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15The Letters K and Q in French
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16The Letter L in French
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17The Letter B in French
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18The Letter J in French
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19The Letter G in French
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20The Letter D in French
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21The Letter CH in French
By far the most common is [ʃ], equivalent to "sh" in English. The sound [tʃ] as in "cheese" is very rare in French; it's found only in borrowed words like cheap and in the letter combination tch.
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22The Hard C and Soft C in French
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23Regret Email After an Erroneous Interview Invitation
This lesson provides a step-by-step guide for HR and hiring professionals on how to effectively correct the critical administrative error of sending an interview invitation to the wrong candidate.
You'll learn:
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The best practices for apology emails that maintain a positive candidate experience.
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How to craft a clear and urgent subject line to manage expectations immediately.
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A 4-part template for the email body to apologize sincerely, explain the error, and reassure the candidate their actual application is still under consideration.
Goal: To mitigate reputational risk and preserve the goodwill of interested candidates despite an internal mistake.
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24Quiz: Mobile / Native Apps
Productivity Hacks to Get More Done in 2018
— 28 February 2017
- Facebook News Feed Eradicator (free chrome extension) Stay focused by removing your Facebook newsfeed and replacing it with an inspirational quote. Disable the tool anytime you want to see what friends are up to!
- Hide My Inbox (free chrome extension for Gmail) Stay focused by hiding your inbox. Click "show your inbox" at a scheduled time and batch processs everything one go.
- Habitica (free mobile + web app) Gamify your to do list. Treat your life like a game and earn gold goins for getting stuff done!