Short Stories in French for Beginners..., Olly Richards
Short Stories in French for Beginners..., Olly Richards
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Short Stories in French for Beginners
Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn French the fun way!

Author: Olly Richards, Richard Simcott

Series: Readers

Narrator: Louis Bernard

Unabridged: 4 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Teach Yourself

Published: 10/04/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.

"I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers

Short Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when listening.

What does this book give you?

· Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making learning fun, while you gain a wide range of new vocabulary
· Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently
· Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
· Pleasure! It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun, and research shows that if you're enjoying listening in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard!' 'I don't understand!'
· Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way

Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories will entertain you, while at the same time allowing you to benefit from an improved range of vocabulary and a better grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in French for Beginners will make learning French easy and enjoyable.

About Olly Richards

Olly Richards is a foreign language expert and teacher. He speaks eight languages and is known for teaching languages through the power of story.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ on July 12, 2021

This is an interesting story collection in French for those who have been learning French and want to try more complicated sentence structures. Unlike the usual books that are aimed at beginners, this contains eight fairly lengthy stories. Each tale is written in a moderately difficult language; don......more

Goodreads review by Mallory on May 10, 2025

I am working on my French and wanted to expand modalities so picked this up. I was grateful for the advice to not stress over not knowing every word. I didn’t understand every word but I definitely got the gist of the stories pretty easily. I will say the bold words in the glossary at the end of eve......more

Goodreads review by Olivia on June 16, 2021

I think this collection of short stories is perfect for high-beginner to low-intermediate french learners. It includes many features that help with language comprehension such as word banks after chapters, chapter summaries and questions to test your understanding of the story so far. Throughout the......more

Goodreads review by Jaguar Tiririca on August 23, 2022

I bought this book after living four months in France and read it after living there for 6 months. It was a very engaging book, with a lot of supportive material, who gave me feedback and confidence underway. The stories where quite small, and the font was big. So, I got a lot of progress in the book......more

Goodreads review by Christy on October 17, 2024

estoy muy orgullosa de mi misma por terminar mi primer libro en francés 🥹 y ver como con el paso de los capítulos cada vez era mas fluida mi lectura 🙂‍↕️🥲......more