LibGuides: French: Home

General Websites

Regions of France
The 22 administrative regions of France are listed in French and English. Each region leads to further information, including its location on a map of France, the departments within the region and cultural and tourist information.
France
From the French Embassy in Australia, this mini-site for kids contains information about France, its language, its history and its culture. There is a map of France and information about its geography and regions, the Eiffel Tower and a quiz. To read in French, click on the Francis button at the bottom of some pages.
France - Civilisation
This website provides resources to support language learning, French vocabulary and an awareness of French culture in diverse locations across the world, including Egypt, Madagascar and Gabon in Africa, Polynesia in Oceania as well as France itself. Suitable for an interactive whiteboard.
France - History - Gallica digital library
Gallica is the digital library of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BnF). It houses over a million freely available electronic books, manuscripts, maps, periodicals, images, sound recordings and musical scores as well as themes that feature collections such as writings of French explorers from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.

Languages Online
Our aim is to provide an interactive format through which pupils can practise the language we are teaching them in a variety of exercise styles. Many units come with explanations, but it is assumed that pupils should have been taught the material covered prior to attempting a unit.
World Reference
The French dictionary has over 250,000 translations and the Italian dictionary has nearly 200,000.
French Language - Study and Teaching
This comprehensive site contains French language dictionaries and resources about grammar, phrases, slang, history and literature.