Prioritize frequency
Begin with vocabulary for education, work, housing, health, transport, technology and public services.
Learn word families
Connect a noun, verb and adjective when possible. This creates flexible vocabulary for reading, writing and speaking.
Store collocations
Learn words with common partners, such as prendre une décision or déposer une demande. Natural combinations improve accuracy and fluency.
Use active recall
Look at the French item and produce its meaning and an example. Then reverse the direction. Short daily reviews are more effective than rereading a long list.
Recycle in production
Use newly learned items in a speaking answer or writing response within twenty-four hours.