Today's session
Take three slow breaths before you begin. Nothing here is a test.
Beta version — some things may still break. If you spot something wrong, tell me and I'll fix it.
Week 1 · A1
L'arrivée
Arriving in Halifax — greetings, names, first words
French already lives inside me. I only have to let it surface.
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How to use Érable
- 1. Start here every day. This page always opens the exact step you left off on.
- 2. Do the five steps below in order. One week = one unit; finishing all five steps completes that day's session.
- 3. Review vocabulary for a few minutes, ideally before you start or at the end of the day.
- 4. Try the Exam tab once a week to see where you stand. Course is only a map of your progress.
Session plan
1 h 30 min, five steps, in order. Adjusted to the daily time you set in Profile. Your minutes are counted while you are actually on a step.
- DiscoveryRead the French text beside its English translation. No memorising — just meet the language.24′
- Guided listeningFollow the text while it is read at natural speed over soft background music.18′
- Deep listeningClose your eyes, breathe, and simply let the slower reading wash over you.18′
- PracticePlay with what you absorbed: matching, gaps, sentence building.18′
- Free speakingSpeak freely out loud. No correction, no scoring — just use it.12′
Put the app on your phone
It opens from your home screen like any other app — no app store needed.
- Open this page in Chrome.
- Tap the three-dot menu at the top right.
- Tap “Install app” or “Add to Home screen”.
The app icon opens the same site, so any improvement I publish shows up the next time you open it — you never have to reinstall.