Where to Start in the French Room Libraries

Start from your current 907 word.

You’ve seen it in your Tutos.
You’ve started building with it in your Cahier.

Now you use the libraries to extend it.

Ask yourself:

→ What am I trying to say?
→ What am I missing to say it?

Then go to the library that gives you that.

If you feel stuck:

→ go to Vocabulary
If your sentence feels wrong:

→ go to Grammar
If you don't know how it sounds:

→ go to Pronunciation
If you want to see what you can recognise:

→ go to Listening. Reading and Practical

What can this word do for me?

This is where I get words to build my Cahier.
This is where I find ideas and inspiration for my Cahier.

I leave when I have chosen something to bank and work with,
or I decide to borrow for now.

If I already have enough words in my Cahier, this library is not for me at that moment.

I do not need to keep up with every word choice.

My effort is focused on building real depth with one word at a time.

What can this sentence do for me?

This is where I adjust how my sentence works.
This is where I make it say what I want it to say.

I come here when I want to change something:

the time
the structure
the form ....

I leave when my sentence works.

If my sentence already works, this library is not for me at that moment.

I do not need to understand everything.

My effort is focused on making one sentence work properly.

What does this sentence sound like?

This is where I say my sentence out loud.
This is where I make it easier to say.

I come here when I want to:

say the sounds clearly

I leave when I know how to say it more easily.

If I can already say it easily, this library is not for me at that moment.

My effort is focused on making one sentence easier to say.

That sounds familiar!

This is where I come when I know the words, but I can’t yet hold onto them when they’re spoken.

This library is about losing less of the thread.

I come here when speech feels too fast,
and I want to catch more of what I already know.

If I’m losing words because they are unfamiliar, this is not the place.

If I’m losing words because speech moves too fast, this is.

I'm here to listen out for words that I've already explored, built and extended in my Cahier.

I could say that! 

Practical usability of words I am already well acquainted with.

Recognition of where I can use and reuse them in different situations.

Identifying new ways to form phrases using words I already know, so I feel:

“I could say that.”

I take something I can use and bring it into my Cahier.

Where do I see this being used?

This is where I see what I’ve been working on in context.

This is where I recognise how widely it is used.

I come here when I want to:

see familiar words and structures in context
notice how often they appear
build confidence in what I already know.

I leave when I recognise it more easily and more often.

If I am looking for something new, this is not the place.

My effort is focused on recognising the value of what I already have.

You are always moving between:

Rendez-Vous Tutos → Your Cahier → Libraries → Live Classes - (Voice if you are subscribed)

The libraries are not separate work.

They are where you find what you need to keep building up your 907 words.

You are not trying to complete libraries.

You are using them to support what you want to say.

That’s how your French starts to hold.

When you open a library, you return to where you last were.

If you want to explore more broadly, you can browse the library shelves.

See: How to browse the LibraryShelves