Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Short Stories in French for Beginners cover art

Short Stories in French for Beginners

By: Olly Richards, Richard Simcott
Narrated by: Louis Bernard
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £7.99

Buy Now for £7.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Short Stories in Russian for Beginners cover art
French Short Stories for Beginners cover art
Learn French with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course cover art
Intermediate French Short Stories: 10 Captivating Short Stories to Learn French & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way! cover art
Conversational French Dialogues: Over 100 French Conversations and Short Stories cover art
101 Conversations in Intermediate French cover art
French Verb Drills Mega Bundle cover art
Next Steps in French with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners – Complete Course cover art
Short Stories in Spanish for Intermediate Learners cover art
Short Stories in Irish for Beginners cover art
Short Stories in Norwegian for Beginners cover art
101 Conversations in Simple Spanish (Spanish Edition) cover art
Short Stories in Italian for Intermediate Learners cover art
101 Conversations in Intermediate Spanish cover art
French Short Stories for Beginners cover art
Learn French In Your Sleep cover art

Summary

Short Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and 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 the process fun while you learn 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 include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including:

  • A bilingual word list
  • Comprehension questions to aid your understanding
  • Full plot summary

As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying the stories, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and 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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio on our Desktop Site.

©2018 Olly Richards and Richard Simcott (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critic reviews

"Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" (Barbara Oakley, PhD, author of New York Times best seller A Mind for Numbers

What listeners say about Short Stories in French for Beginners

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    13
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    12
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    9
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Well designed and read stories

Perfect as learning tool, easy to access walking or driving. Recommended for other French learners.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful