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As a French teacher and an avid reader, here are my thoughts on learning the French tense "passé simple" + some book recs!
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⏱️ TIMELINE
00:00 : Introduction
PART 1 - The use of passé simple as a French native speaker
01:10 : The historical use of passé simple (before and now)
02:56 : The impact on children's literature
03:50 : Using passé simple as an adult
PART 2 - Learning passé simple as a French learner
04:49 : If your goal is to communicate in daily situations
6:10 : If you want to read French literature (especially classics, historical and fantasy)
7:22 : Passé simple in books for French learners
8:25 : List of books in "Easy French" for B1 French learners with passé simple
PART 3 - Books using passé simple (A1-C2)
09:10 : Trying to find authentic and original passé simple reads for you
09:37 : For A1/A2 learners
11:00 : For A2/B1 learners
12:23 : For B1/B2 learners
17:00 For B2/C1 learners
17:40 For C1/C2 learners
18:00 Conclusion
⏩️ Media mentioned
How to form the passé simple: • LE PASSÉ SIMPLE - Cour...
TV5 Monde (free) Library : bibliothequenumerique.tv5mond...
📚 Books mentioned
Evangeline de Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Collection Lectures en français facile, éditions CLE International) - Sorry I mispronounced "Longfellow" in the video 🤭
La Bête humaine d'Emile Zola (Collection Lectures en français facile, éditions CLE International)
La Cousine Bette d'Honoré de Balzac (Collection Lectures en français facile, éditions CLE International)
Le Tour du monde en 80 jours de Jules Verne (Collection Lectures en français facile, éditions CLE International)
La Marche de l’incertitude de Yamen Manai (Collection Le Monde en VF, éditions Didier)
Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours de Jules Vernes (Collection Petits Contes et Classiques, éditions Magnard)
Nos identités futures, celles qu'on imagine, celles qu'on espère (éditions Rageot)
Mémoires de la forêt de Mickaël Brun-Arnaud (éditions Ecole des loisirs)
Amour de A à Z de S. K. Ali (éditions Akata)
La Parure de Maupassant (available in "Les Contes du jour et de la nuit" here: bibliothequenumerique.tv5mond...)
Le Horla de Maupassant (available here: bibliothequenumerique.tv5mond...)
Le dernier jour d’un condamné de Victor Hugo (available here: bibliothequenumerique.tv5mond...)
Claude Gueux de Victor Hugo (available here: bibliothequenumerique.tv5mond...)
La Panthère des neiges de Sylvain Tesson
La plus secrète mémoire des hommes de Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Les Seigneurs de Bohen d'Estelle Faye
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🙋🏻♀️ WHO AM I?
I’m Detchen. I’m French native speaker and a French teacher 🇫🇷 and I’m an avid reader 📚
I firmly believe that enjoying the learning process is key to mastering French, which is why I create content for French learners who share a passion for literature.