| Learning French is often difficult and | | | | Traditional word games include crosswords, |
| frustrating at times. You feel that you have | | | | hangman, scrabble and battleships. The idea |
| made some progress in understanding the past | | | | is to guess the words that are hidden using |
| tense, for example, only to learn that there | | | | clues or answering questions about the words |
| are 7 other tenses you have to learn. You | | | | or verbs. |
| wonder if you will ever see the light and be | | | | |
| able to have a normal conversation with a | | | | Other games that are more addictive are the |
| French person. How do other people do it? | | | | 'who wants to be a millionaire' game that |
| Some people even speak more than 2 languages | | | | follows the format of the popular game show. |
| fluently. How do they fit all those words | | | | You are asked questions in French and have to |
| into their heads? Do their heads expand or | | | | answer (type in) in French. This game is |
| something? | | | | quite addictive and builds in complexity as |
| | | | your skill level increases. |
| The truth is that you sometimes need a break | | | | |
| from formal lessons and need to have a bit of | | | | Another interesting game which will make you |
| fun in your learning. This is where games, | | | | forget you are learning is a murder mystery |
| primarily educational games, can come in | | | | game. You play the sidekick to Inspecteur |
| handy. The remit of a game is to make | | | | Roger Duflair. You have to guess who the |
| learning fun. To make the person forget that | | | | murderer is from a range of suspects. They |
| they are actually learning something. Good | | | | tell you their stories and you have to figure |
| games are often better teaching devices than | | | | out which one sounds suspicious or doesn't |
| any class or formal course provided they have | | | | add up. You have to send your answer as to |
| some special addictive quality. | | | | who the culprit is by mail to the owner of |
| | | | the game. The owner runs a French language |
| Some of the common games that help to teach | | | | school in Nice. |
| French are words games. Although not many of | | | | |
| them could be considered addictive, they | | | | Games can help you to learn French and make |
| provide a pleasant distraction from the | | | | learning less of a chore. Many games are on |
| formality of a class or lesson. | | | | the Internet and are free. |
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