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Mathilde Kien

French Made Easy

Practice your French listening skills with this Christmas-themed story: Le Sapin 🌲✨ 

Click here to download all the resources (free) for this episode. 📚 Story Transcript (French), English Translations, and Comprehension Questions & Answers

Perfect for beginners and kids!

Chapter Markers: 

 • 00:02:22 
🌲 Chapitre 1: Le jeune sapin dans la forêt • 00:02:58 
⏳ Chapitre 2: L’impatience du sapin • 00:03:34 
🎄 Chapitre 3: Le grand jour • 00:04:13 
😔 Chapitre 4: Après la fête • 00:04:45 
💭 Chapitre 5: Une leçon de vie
📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

165 - French Listening Comprehension Story for Beginners #6 📖✨ [Theme: Christmas]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around describing a home. 🏡✨ Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️

📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode.

📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

166 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #7 [At Home]

In this lesson, you’ll learn 10 common French idioms. 🍎

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode.

📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

167 - 10 Common French Idioms (Part 1)

In this episode, you’ll learn 15 common French words that start with a mute H and learn the difference between a mute H and an aspirated H in French.

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓

📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

168 - 15 Common French Words Starting with a Mute H

In this episode, you’ll learn how to say and write “sorry” and “excuse me” in French. 🙏✨

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓

📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

169 - How to Say "Sorry" and "Excuse Me" in French

In this episode, you’ll practice the French /i/ sound with a simple listen & repeat exercise. 🎧✨

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

🌹✨Practice French pronunciation the easy way with my Listen & Repeat Guide! Train your ear, build muscle memory, and feel more confident when speaking French—just press play and repeat. Click here to get instant access.

📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

170 - The /i/ Sound [French Pronunciation Practice]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around a simple recipe — how to make a classic omelette. 🍳✨

Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️

📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode.

📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

171 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #8 [Recipe]

In this lesson, you’ll learn 10 common French idioms. 🐛 You can listen to more idioms in episode 167 :) 

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode.

📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

172 - 10 Common French Idioms (Part 2)

In this episode, you’ll practice the French /e/ sound with a simple listen & repeat exercise. 🎧✨

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

🌹✨Practice French pronunciation the easy way with my Listen & Repeat Guide! Train your ear, build muscle memory, and feel more confident when speaking French—just press play and repeat. Click here to get instant access.

📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

173 - The /e/ Sound [French Pronunciation Practice]

In this episode, I’ll break down the imperfect tense conjugation of ‘faire’ (to do/make).

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓

📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

174 - How to Conjugate “Faire” (To Do/Make) in French (Imperfect Tense)

While English has one definite article ("the"), French has four! In this lesson, I'll explain the concept of gender, and you'll also learn the four ways to translate "the" in French. 

Head to https://mathildekien.com/podcast-episodes/11 for episode resources and exercises.

🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓

📋⚡️ Unsure where to start with French grammar? Get the French Grammar Essentials Checklist for Beginners – your handy checklist to the essential grammar topics every beginner should know. Click here to download it now for free! 🖤

🎓⚡️ Want to start building your own French sentences? Join my free masterclass for beginners: 3 Steps to Correct French Sentence Success — and start simplifying French grammar instead of memorizing pre-made phrases (because what happens when the conversation goes off script?! 😬) Click here to join the free class! 🖤

11 - How to Say "the" in French (French Definite Articles)

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