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  • Family – Authentic French Listening Practice With Activities To Try

    Authentic Free Audio Visual French Listening Practice – Theme: Family / La famille en France Since listening is often a neglected skill in language lessons (apart from listening to me and other students, of course), I am always looking for ways to provide authentic French listening content for my students. So, I have created this free French listening practice video with activities to try out. I will use this audio visual clip with my students from September, asย  that’s when we will be looking at the topic of ‘la famille’ or ‘family’ in French again. This particular extract is an audio visual extract which can be accessed on YouTube or…

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  • LES TACHES MENAGERES HOUSEHOLD CHORES KS3 GCSE FRENCH LISTENING PRACTICE

    Household Chores – Free French Listening Practice Video for GCSE Students

    Household Chores / Les Tรขches Mรฉnagรจres Video for Listening Practice Need some GCSE French listening practice for KS3 or KS4 students? If so, check out this authentic and original video for French learners. It includes a native French speaker talking for approximately three minutes about household chores (les tรขches mรฉnagรจres) in French. How can you use this video to practise French listening skills? You can use this video in the French classroom as part of a lesson, for homework or as revision for GCSE. It allows KS3 and GCSE French students to practise their French listening skills on the topic of household tasks and chores. What does this les tรขches…

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  • 15 Free GCSE French Videos for Listening Practice by Topic

    GCSE French Listening Practice I don’t feel like there is enough GCSE French listening practice material out there for GCSE French students. Therefore, this post includes a collection of authentic videos on different topics at KS3 and GCSE level. My sole aim in creating these videos is to give more freely available content to French learners on topics they are studying as French listening practice. Use them in the classroom, as a homework listening task or as listening revision for GCSEs, or at KS3 (or equivalent) level. The videos are there to help students develop their listening confidence and comprehension skills through authentic practice. Topics for GCSE French Listening Practice…

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    Authentic School & Holiday French Interview with Belgian Pupils for Listening Practice

    Authentic French Interview Clip for French Listening Practice on Schools and Holidays The more authentic French listening practice clips I can find, the happier I feel! In fact, when an ex-colleague of mine from Belgium gave me this video clip with him interviewing two students, it made me start thinking of all the ways I could use it! If you need some authentic French listening practice for GCSE French students, or students learning French who are studying the topic of holidays or school, this will hopefully be very useful to you!ย  The 5 minute 35 seconds French video clip is in the format of a French interview between the teacher…

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  • Social Media German GCSE Listening Lesson Practice

    GCSE German Social Networks & Daily Technology Listening Lesson

    GCSE German Social Media Listening Lesson Revision and Practice I needed a social networks and technology listening lesson for my GCSE German students whilst on lock-down. However, I couldn’t find any suitable resources. Ideally, I was looking for listening practice materials covering the themes of different social networks. For example, Facebook, Whats App, Instagram and YouTube. Since I couldn’t find any suitable social media audio clips for German intermediate level students, I created my own!ย  This GCSE German Social Media and Technology in Every Day Life listening lesson is perfect for independent work! So, complete this GCSE social networks and technology listening lesson practice as homework, revision, distance learning work…

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  • Meine Familie und Beziehungen German Listening Lesson Practice

    Family and Relationships GCSE German Listening Lesson Practice

    My Family & Relationships German Listening Lesson for Practice and Revision If you are a GCSE German student, an intermediate German level learner or German teacher looking for some authentic German listening practice on the topic of ‘meine Familie’, then you are in the right place. My authentic family & relationships German listening practice lesson comes with a native-speaker read audio clip, as well as activities for students. What is included in this โ€˜Meine Familieโ€™ Listening Practice Lesson? This lower-intermediate to intermediate level German listening lesson includes a 340-word transcript, verbatim MP3 audio file. You will also findย  5 student-focused activities included. These five tasks assess the students’ listening comprehension,…

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