Questions about the French Pronunciation poster

What’s on the French Pronunciation poster?

16 entries in 4 groups. Almost all of the difficulty is in what you do NOT pronounce. Silent endings: Final consonants are usually silent, Exceptions: C, R, F, L — 'CaReFu…; Liaison: A silent final consonant links to a following vowel, les amis → lez-ami, vou…; Vowel sounds: ou = oo, u = tight lips, no English match, ai / ei = eh, au / eau = oh,…; Nasals: an / en = ahn, in / ain = anh, on = ohn, un = uhn. H is always silent. It only matters for whether the word takes l' or le.

Who is the French Pronunciation poster for?

French Pronunciation belongs to the Languages section rather than to a school year, because languages is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning french can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.

When should you use the French Pronunciation poster?

Read a sentence aloud applying one rule at a time. They compound, and that is what makes French sound French. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so French Pronunciation belongs on the wall where that languages work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with French Pronunciation?

Adjective Placement, Articles and Avoir & Être sit alongside French Pronunciation in the Languages section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Adjective PlacementArticlesAvoir & Être

Is the French Pronunciation poster free to download and print?

Yes. French Pronunciation downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Languages section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the French Pronunciation poster print at?

French Pronunciation is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of French Pronunciation loses nothing.Printing guide