AP ressources
Here's a list of some useful AP resources. If you prefer to print them off or save a copy to your website, feel free to download the list. Plus, I like how it formats better. I hope it helps!
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PRACTICE TESTS
- Official AP site: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/4559.html
This site contains full AP exams from 2012 and 2013 including grading rubrics and sample student responses.
- Non-official AP site: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-french-language-and-culture/exam-practice
This site contains practice exams from 2012 and 2013
OVERALL:
- Ms Loveday: http://www.msloveday.com/#!ap-french/c1ej5
AWESOME SITE! Arranged by AP theme, contains listening, reading, vocab, and more!
- Mme Scott: https://sites.google.com/site/madamescottsssas/ap-french-language-and-culture
A teacher's website with links to other listening, reading, grammar, etc.
LISTENING
- Radio France International: http://www.rfi.fr/
International news with emphasis on Africa. They also have French news streaming (Ecouter RFI on the right side)
- Radio France Internatinoal, lanque française: http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/statiques/accueil_apprendre.asp
Site designed to teach/learn French. They have simplified, but challenging news reports (Le journal en français facile), listening activities (apprendre à écouter, les exercices d’écoute, etc – see http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/pages/001/accueil_exercice_ecoute.asp)
- Radio Canada: http://www.radio-canada.ca/
Extracts primarily from non-literary sources to enhance listening and reading comprehension skills.
- Radio des Nations Unies. http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/french/
Practice for non-literary reading and listening sources. Also provides links to radio sites and podcasts.
- TV5Monde: http://www.tv5.org/
Theme-based news broadcasts and articles.
- TV5MondePlus : http://www.tv5mondeplus.com/
More clips for listening
- Sept Jours sur la planete (TV5monde) : http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/info/p-1914-7-jours-sur-la-planete.htm
Listening and reading with comprehension questions and activities
- Canal Académie: http://www.canalacademie.com/apprendre/
Listening exercises (podcasts), reading and self-testing for comprehension
- lafrancebis: http://www.lafrancebis.com/
Recordings and quizzes
- Conte-moi: http://www.conte-moi.net/
Stories from the francophone world
- LibriVox : https://librivox.org/
Free public domain books to read and listen to. Example: the fables of Jean de la Fontaine
- Other sites to practice with:
o http://webdoc.mondoblog.org/
o http://www.photo-de-classe.org/#/accueil
- Webradio: http://www.nrj.fr/
- les legends français: http://focus.tv5monde.com/legendesfrancaises/
- Listen to music, watch your favorite movies in French, live it and love it! J
READING
- Cultural reading: http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/dossiers/francophonie/oif-carte.shtml
- Online newspapers:
o www.lemonde.fr
o www.lefigaro.fr
o www.liberation.fr
o Francophone newspapers are often more liberal with the pictures and advertisements they include. Be aware!
- Radio Canada: http://www.radio-canada.ca/
Extracts primarily from non-literary sources to enhance listening and reading comprehension skills.
- Radio des Nations Unies. http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/french/
Practice for non-literary reading and listening sources. Also provides links to radio sites and podcasts.
- Canal Académie: http://www.canalacademie.com/apprendre/
Listening exercises (podcasts), reading and self-testing for comprehension
- Conte-moi: http://www.conte-moi.net/
Stories from the francophone world
- Magazines:
o http://www.parismatch.com/
GRAMMAIRE
- Logilangue: www.logilangue.com
Grammar review
- University of Texas: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/
You know it! J
- University of Texas verb practice: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/vp/
Pretty direct conjugation practice
- Exercises de Grammaire: http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~creitan/grammar.htm
Organized by type of grammar
- Do internet searches for other useful grammar exercise. Normally, searching by the type of grammar is the best way to find it.
OTHER
- Great sites for more links. Scroll a bit to find them.
http://www2.ignatius.edu/faculty/turner/linksfr.htm
http://fairfieldschools.org/highschoolcourses/world%20languages/AP%20French%20Syllabus.pdf (page 4)
http://tsdwlstandards.wikispaces.com/AP+French+resources
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques: http://www.insee.fr/fr/
Statistics for research and analysis. Allows you to study charts, graphs, and tables
- Paris Daily Photo: http://www.parisdailyphoto.com/
Daily photos from Paris. Useful for visual interpretation
- About.com: http://french.about.com/
A mixture of decent information about French. Also includes reading, listening exercises.
- http://www.traditionalfrenchfood.com/
Regional foods and recipes, often used in the context of holidays, cultural reflections and comparisons
- Petit Nicolas online: http://roble.pntic.mec.es/apadilla/autourdufrancais/contenus/coursdefrancais/4ESO/Litterature/Le%20petit%20Nicolas/index.html
Enjoy ! J
- Official AP site: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/4559.html
This site contains full AP exams from 2012 and 2013 including grading rubrics and sample student responses.
- Non-official AP site: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-french-language-and-culture/exam-practice
This site contains practice exams from 2012 and 2013
OVERALL:
- Ms Loveday: http://www.msloveday.com/#!ap-french/c1ej5
AWESOME SITE! Arranged by AP theme, contains listening, reading, vocab, and more!
- Mme Scott: https://sites.google.com/site/madamescottsssas/ap-french-language-and-culture
A teacher's website with links to other listening, reading, grammar, etc.
LISTENING
- Radio France International: http://www.rfi.fr/
International news with emphasis on Africa. They also have French news streaming (Ecouter RFI on the right side)
- Radio France Internatinoal, lanque française: http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/statiques/accueil_apprendre.asp
Site designed to teach/learn French. They have simplified, but challenging news reports (Le journal en français facile), listening activities (apprendre à écouter, les exercices d’écoute, etc – see http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/pages/001/accueil_exercice_ecoute.asp)
- Radio Canada: http://www.radio-canada.ca/
Extracts primarily from non-literary sources to enhance listening and reading comprehension skills.
- Radio des Nations Unies. http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/french/
Practice for non-literary reading and listening sources. Also provides links to radio sites and podcasts.
- TV5Monde: http://www.tv5.org/
Theme-based news broadcasts and articles.
- TV5MondePlus : http://www.tv5mondeplus.com/
More clips for listening
- Sept Jours sur la planete (TV5monde) : http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/info/p-1914-7-jours-sur-la-planete.htm
Listening and reading with comprehension questions and activities
- Canal Académie: http://www.canalacademie.com/apprendre/
Listening exercises (podcasts), reading and self-testing for comprehension
- lafrancebis: http://www.lafrancebis.com/
Recordings and quizzes
- Conte-moi: http://www.conte-moi.net/
Stories from the francophone world
- LibriVox : https://librivox.org/
Free public domain books to read and listen to. Example: the fables of Jean de la Fontaine
- Other sites to practice with:
o http://webdoc.mondoblog.org/
o http://www.photo-de-classe.org/#/accueil
- Webradio: http://www.nrj.fr/
- les legends français: http://focus.tv5monde.com/legendesfrancaises/
- Listen to music, watch your favorite movies in French, live it and love it! J
READING
- Cultural reading: http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/dossiers/francophonie/oif-carte.shtml
- Online newspapers:
o www.lemonde.fr
o www.lefigaro.fr
o www.liberation.fr
o Francophone newspapers are often more liberal with the pictures and advertisements they include. Be aware!
- Radio Canada: http://www.radio-canada.ca/
Extracts primarily from non-literary sources to enhance listening and reading comprehension skills.
- Radio des Nations Unies. http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/french/
Practice for non-literary reading and listening sources. Also provides links to radio sites and podcasts.
- Canal Académie: http://www.canalacademie.com/apprendre/
Listening exercises (podcasts), reading and self-testing for comprehension
- Conte-moi: http://www.conte-moi.net/
Stories from the francophone world
- Magazines:
o http://www.parismatch.com/
GRAMMAIRE
- Logilangue: www.logilangue.com
Grammar review
- University of Texas: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/
You know it! J
- University of Texas verb practice: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/vp/
Pretty direct conjugation practice
- Exercises de Grammaire: http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~creitan/grammar.htm
Organized by type of grammar
- Do internet searches for other useful grammar exercise. Normally, searching by the type of grammar is the best way to find it.
OTHER
- Great sites for more links. Scroll a bit to find them.
http://www2.ignatius.edu/faculty/turner/linksfr.htm
http://fairfieldschools.org/highschoolcourses/world%20languages/AP%20French%20Syllabus.pdf (page 4)
http://tsdwlstandards.wikispaces.com/AP+French+resources
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques: http://www.insee.fr/fr/
Statistics for research and analysis. Allows you to study charts, graphs, and tables
- Paris Daily Photo: http://www.parisdailyphoto.com/
Daily photos from Paris. Useful for visual interpretation
- About.com: http://french.about.com/
A mixture of decent information about French. Also includes reading, listening exercises.
- http://www.traditionalfrenchfood.com/
Regional foods and recipes, often used in the context of holidays, cultural reflections and comparisons
- Petit Nicolas online: http://roble.pntic.mec.es/apadilla/autourdufrancais/contenus/coursdefrancais/4ESO/Litterature/Le%20petit%20Nicolas/index.html
Enjoy ! J