A clearer way to actually speak French. Starting this summer.
Drill the 21 mistakes that trip you up with the Summer Gamebook, read real France every day in The Briefing, then lock it in with the Progress Pass. One clear path to real French, minus the app fatigue.
Stop Making These 21 French Mistakes. The Summer Gamebook.
Forty beach rounds, fifty questions each, two thousand questions start to finish. Pick A, B, C or D, circle it, flip the book, score the round. Every single question hunts one of the twenty one mistakes English speakers keep making, so by September they are just gone. Cheaper than a tutor, more fun than the app you already quit.
Download now, play tonight. Full colour, any device, print at home.
Get the PDF now →The beach copy. Write in it, get sand in it, carry it to the café.
Buy the paperback on Amazon →PDF lands the second you pay. Paperback ships worldwide. Less than one episode of Emily in Paris, and a lot more fun.
News first. System after.
Most learners collect grammar pages and still miss what French people are actually talking about. This flips the order: start with real France, then build the grammar, vocabulary, and routine around it.
Read one real story
The Briefing gives you one daily French story with the missing context English-language summaries usually skip.
Understand the French around it
Vocabulary, cultural cues, grammar patterns, and learner notes turn the article into usable French.
Build a routine with the Pass
The French Progress Pass turns daily exposure into practice, tracking, archives, and a cleaner progression system.
The French Briefing 📰
Macron, SNCF strikes, food prices, Assemblée drama, culture wars, Olympic fallout. You should understand France in French, with context. Not as a two-sentence international news summary.
Latest from The French Briefing
Real France in context. News, vocabulary, CEFR level, and the cultural background English speakers usually miss.
EU-Mercosur Deal vs French Agriculture
The EU signed its trade deal with Mercosur in Paraguay on January 17, 2026. French farmers blocked Strasbourg. The vocabulary they brought with them…
The Briefing is the habit. The Pass is the system.
Read the news for daily contact with real French. Use the French Progress Pass when you want structure: weekly practice, native audio, archives, level tracking, and a clearer path forward.
Common questions, answered.
01.What is the Summer French Gamebook?
It is a 296 page colour quizbook: two thousand French questions across forty beach rounds, each one drilling the twenty one mistakes English speakers keep making. Pick, circle, flip to check, score the round. Instant PDF for $12.99, or paperback on Amazon for $24.99.
02.What should I start with?
Want a fun summer drill you can do anywhere? Start with the Summer Gamebook. Want a daily reading habit? Start with The French Briefing. Want structure all year? Start with the Pass.
03.Is the Briefing free?
Yes. The French Briefing is the free daily habit: real French news, context, vocabulary, learner cues, and a clearer way to stay in contact with French every day.
04.What does the French Progress Pass add?
The French Progress Pass adds the system: weekly practice, native audio, archives, CEFR tracking, and a cleaner progression path. It is $19/month and you can cancel anytime.
05.Where does the Learning Center fit?
Use the Learning Center when a Briefing article exposes a weak spot: a grammar pattern, a cultural cue, a professional phrase, or a travel situation you need to understand properly.
2,000 questions. One summer. Zero excuses.
Drill the 21 mistakes English speakers keep making, one beach round at a time. Grab the colour PDF, play tonight, and speak better French by September.
