{"id":47007,"date":"2016-04-28T02:12:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T06:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/?p=47007"},"modified":"2025-02-25T03:22:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:22:00","slug":"teaching-english-to-french-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/educator-english\/teaching-english-to-french-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Tips for Teaching English to French Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Working with French speakers can be a challenge, as their school systems are often highly regimented. Consequently, they have certain expectations about how education should be delivered.<\/p>\n<p>I learned this when I taught ESL in Casablanca and Rabat, Morocco from January 2008 to July 2010. My 18-month sojourn with the Arabic French speakers gave me insight into how they process learning a new language.<\/p>\n<p>In this guide, I&#8217;ll give you eight tips for teaching English to French speakers.<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>1. Identify the words that French speakers will learn easily<\/h2>\n<p>During the time of William the Conqueror, laws were changed and parliament underwent a transformation. Consequently, many government and legal French words became English. The same is true in the areas of banking, education, commerce and religion.<\/p>\n<p>As a starting point, check<strong> Appendix 1<\/strong>\u00a0at the end of the post\u00a0for words related to these areas and more.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Stress the similarities between French and English<\/h2>\n<p>Estimates are that anywhere\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.athabascau.ca\/humanities-and-social-sciences\/resources\/french\/ba-fren-why-study-french.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">25 to 45 percent of the words in English are, in fact, French in origin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Equally important is that both languages follow a subject-verb-object pattern. While the French may initially have difficulty with the fact that English nouns are neither feminine nor masculine, they will quickly get over it as it makes learning easier\u2014after all, that&#8217;s one less \u201crule\u201d to memorize.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To highlight this point, you could use native content from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FluentU library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><p><strong>FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p> \r\n<p>You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Check out the website or download <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fluentu-learn-language-videos\/id917892175\">the iOS app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fluentflix.fluentu&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US\">Android app.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><i><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P.S. Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/SimpleText.jpg\" alt=\"FluentU Ad\" \/>\r\n  <p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n    <button class=\"btn-blue\" style=\"border: none;font-size: 18px;text-align: center;padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;cursor: pointer\">\r\n      Try FluentU for FREE!\r\n    <\/button>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With entertaining videos, students will experience the many similarities between English and French from some of their favorite content. Check out a <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">free trial now<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to explore the massive video library.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3.\u00a0Help students develop targeted vocabulary\u00a0books<\/h2>\n<p>Have your French-speaking students keep <strong>vocabulary books<\/strong>. Just randomly listing words is of little use, however, if they aren\u2019t used in context eventually. Have them write the definition of each word, along with a sample phrase or sentence that puts the word into action.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure there are at least three to four pages that are set aside in these books <em>specifically\u00a0<\/em>for words that sound similar to French.<\/p>\n<p>One thing to watch out for is that French speakers will often latch\u00a0onto English words that are similar to their French words and use them repeatedly instead of branching out. To remedy this, check<strong> Appendix 2<\/strong>. It&#8217;s a list of English words that are most likely to be overused by your students, and it also lists alternatives I developed while teaching in Morocco.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Review these words and phrases with your students and they&#8217;ll often laugh when they recognize the pattern\u2014they probably didn&#8217;t realize that they all have the same favorite English vocabulary before!<\/p>\n<p>For additional practice, encourage the students to keep an English diary and to write in it every day using the words they&#8217;ve just learned. They can submit this like any other homework assignment or long-term project, or they can submit this for bonus points.<\/p>\n<p>Another activity is to pair the students and have them explain their vocabulary words\u2014and use them in a sentence\u2014while speaking with one another in English.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Encourage French-speaking students to really, really listen<\/h2>\n<p>As they say, French is like music while English resembles a machine gun. Translated, this means that in the former the accent is in the middle of the word and in the latter it&#8217;s on the first syllable. The former speaking style\u00a0leads to a more sing-songy style of speaking, while the second is more rapid-fire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/educator-english\/esl-listening-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Use lots and lots of listening exercises to help train their ears<\/a>. Music goes a long way in softening the sound and rhythm of English, and making the pronunciations more approachable (and we&#8217;ll discuss this more a bit later).<\/p>\n<p>Once French-speaking students can hear the cadence of English, they&#8217;ll experience a eureka moment and start to hear the similarities.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Teach that it&#8217;s educational to make mistakes<\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned earlier, French speakers of various cultures are often reluctant to speak if they don&#8217;t think the words will come out perfectly. Consequently, it&#8217;s important to stress that this doesn\u2019t matter, and that it&#8217;s actually how people learn languages best.<\/p>\n<p>Mistakes are helpful because every single one teaches a language lesson. Encourage students to just speak and quietly correct their pronunciation of \u201cI had a great weekend\u201d if they misplace the accents in the words.<\/p>\n<p>Once French speakers gain confidence about speaking entire sentences, they&#8217;ll be less hesitant about not pronouncing every word perfectly as native English speakers will still understand them.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of sticking to a textbook approach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/english\/easy-english-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">teach the French speakers English sentences they can use<\/a>\u00a0to encourage relaxed conversation.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Use songs to help with pronunciation<\/h2>\n<p>Music is a great way to help French students learn to say English words properly.<\/p>\n<p>Even people who don\u2019t understand a word of English like to listen to music. Harness this power for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/english\/learn-english-with-songs-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">enjoyable listening exercise<\/a> and watch how quickly your students will pick up words and phrases.<\/p>\n<p>The key is to find out what genre appeals to your students. If you try to get them to listen to country and western songs when they&#8217;re hip-hop and pop fans, it won&#8217;t work as effectively\u2014though nobody&#8217;s saying that some country tunes can&#8217;t work to teach cultural lessons, regional American pronunciations and unique vocabulary lessons.<\/p>\n<p>A discussion about the type of music they&#8217;ll want to listen to is also an opportunity to get to know your students as individuals. Then you can work with them to source music that they&#8217;ll enjoy.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Acknowledge the differences between French and English<\/h2>\n<p>Although France and England are geographically close, their languages are wider than the channel that divides the two countries. So along with similarities, there are also differences\u2014otherwise it would be the same language.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s one basic difference between French and English when it comes to the linguistics of the languages. France is known for being a bit elitist in wanting to keep their language \u201cpure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While this is a generalization based on historical attitudes on French purism in France, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1994\/03\/15\/world\/ban-english-french-bicker-on-barricades.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the Academie Francaise<\/a>\u00a0has long\u00a0waged a losing battle against English words\u2014such as <em>le weekend<\/em>\u00a0or <em>la hamburger<\/em>\u2014creeping into general conversation.<\/p>\n<p>The latter, however, is a sponge that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-26014925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">absorbs words from all languages and calls them English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Warn students to beware of false friends<\/h2>\n<p>The term <a href=\"http:\/\/macmillandictionaries.com\/MED-Magazine\/July2003\/09-french-english-false-friends.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u201cfalse friends\u201d refers to words that sound the same in both languages, but are used differently<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>French word \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 English meaning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>pain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>bread<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>chat \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em> cat<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>location \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0hire, rental<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to learning English, French speakers have a much easier time than, say, Japanese or Slovak speakers because there are numerous shared commonalities between the two languages.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned a few times above, you can initially stress the similarities to give your French-speaking students more confidence to spread their linguistic wings and to embrace English as an extension of their own language.<\/p>\n<p>Encourage them to talk, talk, talk and to write, write, write even though they may not get it exactly right every time. Teach them the English skill of being able to make fun of oneself and you&#8217;ll move them closer to sounding like a native speaker.<\/p>\n<h2>Appendices<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Appendix 1: <\/strong>English words adopted from French<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">accident<br \/>\naction<br \/>\nadvantage<br \/>\nalibi<br \/>\napartment<br \/>\narticle<br \/>\natrophy<br \/>\nballet<br \/>\nballistic<br \/>\nbank<br \/>\ncalm<br \/>\ncandidate<br \/>\ncapital<br \/>\ncapricious<br \/>\ncatastrophe<br \/>\nceremony<br \/>\nchampion<br \/>\nclandestine<br \/>\nclassic<br \/>\ncompact<br \/>\ncomplicated<br \/>\ncondemn<br \/>\ncondition<br \/>\nconfidential<br \/>\ncontinue<br \/>\ncontrary<br \/>\nconvivial<br \/>\ncorruption<br \/>\ncourage<br \/>\nconsequence<br \/>\ncorrespondence<br \/>\ncredit<br \/>\ncruel<br \/>\ncurriculum<br \/>\ndebate<br \/>\ndepartment<br \/>\ndevelop<br \/>\ndifficult<br \/>\ndirect<br \/>\ndiscussion<br \/>\ndoubt<br \/>\neconomy<br \/>\neffect<br \/>\nelection<br \/>\nessential<br \/>\nepitome<br \/>\nepoxy<br \/>\nexample<br \/>\nextension<br \/>\nfamily<br \/>\nfatality<br \/>\nfatigue<br \/>\nfinal<br \/>\nfrequent<br \/>\nfrontier<br \/>\ngas<br \/>\ngenerous<br \/>\nglamour<br \/>\nglobal<br \/>\nhabitual<br \/>\nhierarchy<br \/>\nhorrible<br \/>\nhostage<br \/>\nilluminate<br \/>\nimagine<br \/>\nincredible<br \/>\nindigo<br \/>\ninnovation<br \/>\nironic<br \/>\ninvite<br \/>\njournalist<br \/>\njudge<br \/>\njustice<br \/>\nkilometer<br \/>\nliberation<br \/>\nlist<br \/>\nmagnificent<br \/>\nmatch<br \/>\nmathematics<br \/>\nmaximum<br \/>\nmethodology<br \/>\nmessage<br \/>\nministry<br \/>\nminor<br \/>\nminority<br \/>\nmission<br \/>\nmoderate<br \/>\nnation<br \/>\nnegotiation<br \/>\nnumber<br \/>\nobstruct<br \/>\nodor<br \/>\noperator<br \/>\nopposition<br \/>\noriginal<br \/>\nparticipate<br \/>\npersist<br \/>\nprecise<br \/>\nprofound<br \/>\npolemic<br \/>\nprogress<br \/>\nproject<br \/>\nprolific<br \/>\nprotection<br \/>\nprot\u00e9g\u00e9<br \/>\nprudent<br \/>\npublic<br \/>\nquestion<br \/>\nquintessential<br \/>\nreality<br \/>\nreason<br \/>\nrecent<br \/>\nrecommendation<br \/>\nremuneration<br \/>\nreserve<br \/>\nresponse<br \/>\nreport<br \/>\nresult<br \/>\nrich<br \/>\nridicule<br \/>\nroute<br \/>\nsatisfy<br \/>\nsaturation<br \/>\nsecret<br \/>\nsector<br \/>\nsecurity<br \/>\nsemantics<br \/>\nsocial<br \/>\nsouvenir<br \/>\nspecialize<br \/>\nspectator<br \/>\nstigmatism<br \/>\nsufficient<br \/>\nsystem<br \/>\ntechnology<br \/>\ntentative<br \/>\ntotal<br \/>\ntourist<br \/>\ntoxic<br \/>\nunity<br \/>\nuniverse<br \/>\nuniversity<br \/>\nvaliant<br \/>\nvictory<br \/>\nvillage<br \/>\nvoyage<br \/>\nzero<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appendix 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Words that French speakers overuse with alternative vocabulary words.<\/p>\n<p>Note that not all of the suggested alternative vocabulary words are exact synonyms of the overused word. They vary based on context, so that will be up to you to recognize and teach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Accept <\/strong>\u2014 Agree to, go along with, make the best of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Activities<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Operations, similar interests, business deals, ventures, events, exercises, projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Cannot accept<\/strong> \u2014 Reject, refuse, veto, do not like, do not agree with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Collaborate <\/strong>\u2014 Work with, have dealing with, have a project with, cooperate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Colleague<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Coworker, associate, counterpart, workmate, peer, colleague, business partner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Discuss<\/strong> \u2014 Talk about, contest, offer an opinion, speak, ponder, consider; (Informal) Shoot the breeze, chit chat, have some face time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Efforts<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0Actions, energy, attempts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Forbidden<\/strong> \u2014 Prohibited, not allowed, taboo, banned, unacceptable, not tolerated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Interesting <\/strong>\u2014\u00a0Exciting, questionable, fascinating, riveting, intriguing, noteworthy, absorbing, stimulating, curious, scary, functional, informative, stupid, good to know, promising.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Kind <\/strong>\u2014 Gentle, well-meaning, sweet, harmless, insipid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Oblige <\/strong>\u2014\u00a0Force, compel, make mandatory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Opinion <\/strong>\u2014<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Idea, suggestion, possibility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Propose<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Suggest, advise, pose, put forward, ask, offer, submit for consideration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Received<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Picked up, bought, had delivered; (with people) met, greeted, ran into, welcomed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Result<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Consequence, outcome, end in tears, win-win situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Safety<\/strong> \u2014 Safe, secure, security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Special<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Unique, original, one of a kind. Encourage students to\u00a0<em>describe<\/em> what&#8217;s special rather than just saying &#8220;special.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Support<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Agree with, think is a good idea, go along with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Profit <\/strong>\u2014 Benefit from, value.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Responsible<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 In English, unlike in French, you don\u2019t have a &#8220;responsible,&#8221; but rather you have <em>someone\u00a0<\/em>who&#8217;s responsible or in charge of something.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Unique<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Outstanding, queer, astonishing, incredible, breathtaking, absurd, spectacular.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, now you can apply these tips to your teaching methods, to ensure that your French-speaking students can learn as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<h2>And One More Thing...<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\nIf you like learning English through movies and online media, you should also check out FluentU. <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FluentU lets you learn English from popular talk shows, catchy music videos and funny commercials<\/a>, as you can see here:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1990\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1990\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/English-5.png\" alt=\"learn-english-with-videos\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you want to watch it, the FluentU app has probably got it.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>\r\nThe FluentU app and website makes it really easy to watch English videos. There are captions that are interactive. That means you can tap on any word to see an image, definition, and useful examples.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1991\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1991\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/English-2.png\" alt=\"learn-english-with-subtitled-television-show-clips\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FluentU lets you learn engaging content with world famous celebrities.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>\r\nFor example, when you tap on the word \"searching,\" you see this:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1959\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1959\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1959 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/English-6.png\" alt=\"learn-conversational-english-with-interactive-captioned-dialogue\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FluentU lets you tap to look up any word.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nLearn all the vocabulary in any video with quizzes. Swipe left or right to see more examples for the word you\u2019re learning.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1996\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1996\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1996 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/English-7.png\" alt=\"practice-english-with-adaptive-quizzes\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FluentU helps you learn fast with useful questions and multiple examples. <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>\r\nThe best part? FluentU remembers the vocabulary that you\u2019re learning. 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