Aurélie is our resident French Expert. She has created most of the wonderful content you see on the site and is usually the person answering your tricky help questions. She comes from a small village near Chartres in Central France, country of cereal fields and not much else. She left (in a hurry) to study English at the world-famous
Sorbonne in Paris, before leaving France in 2007 to experience the “London lifestyle” - and never looked back! She's worked as a professional French teacher, translator and linguist in the UK since. She loves to share her love of languages and is a self-professed cinema and literature geek!
Posts by Aurélie
Discover how Hollywood remade some famous French movies, while practising your French reading and listening comprehension. more »
Test your French writing and listening skills with self-scoring exercises, levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1. more »
Discover the symbols of the French Republic while practising a selection of A1 French grammar points with this Fill-in-the-Blanks exercise. more »
Learn about the role of the French president in this fun video, while practising your French listening comprehension. more »
Test your French writing and listening skills with self-scoring exercises, levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1. more »
Join the protest while practising your French conjugations in Le Futur Simple and how to tell time in French in this Fill-in-the-Blanks exercise. more »
Learn how May 1st became a public holiday called Labour Day, while practising your French C1 listening and reading comprehension. more »
Test your French writing and listening skills with self-scoring exercises, levels A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1. more »
Help protect the planet while practising related French vocabulary with this Fill-in-the-Blank exercise. more »
Celebrate the planet and sing for its protection with Yannick Noah's eco-militant song, while practising your French B1 listening and reading comprehension. more »