Excellent French Series & Films For Learners To Binge Watch
I enjoy ‘binge watching’ language series. That includes: French series, TV shows and films and I am always on the look out for new ones to watch. My favourite genres of French film and French series / TV shows include: thriller, horror, certain comedies, as well as romance. Recommendations are always welcome! Over the years, I have watched quite a number of French shows on TV, YouTube, Netflix and Prime, as well as on DVD. I recently recommended a couple of French series that I had just watched on my social channels and was asked if I had other recommendations. I’ve had a little think and started to create a…
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! The 5 minute 35 seconds French video clip is in the format of a French interview between the teacher…
The Essential List of Websites To Learn French Online for Students
Where To Find Self-Study Websites to Learn French Online? I started teaching French in 2012. Ever since then, I have always been on the lookout for great self-study websites to learn French to share with my students to help improve their French level. I use Twitter, Facebook and Instagram religiously (come and follow me: @theidealteacher), which makes that task really easy. #mfltwitterati and languages teachers all over the world share websites to learn French online on these social networks, and in turn, I share these with my followers, as well as any other useful links I find myself. Thank you to all of you who share the best French resources…
Jobs – French Listening Practice and Transcript (Intermediate)
Check out my jobs and les métiers lesson below with some french listening practice for GCSE French, FSL and FLE lessons. We did vocabulary and phrase recall, questions, as well as some french listening practice through an audio file read by a native speaker. If you’re interested in how I structured the jobs and ambitions lesson, or would like a copy of the listening resources I used for the GCSE French lesson, read on! How Did I Structure The Jobs Topic Listening Revision Lesson? STARTER We started the French listening practice lesson by mind mapping all job related words, phrases and questions that we could think of and adding them…
Ma Ville – French Listening Practice & Transcript
French Listening Practice – ‘Ma Ville’ – with Audio, Transcript and Activities French listening practice was on my mind this week! My main aim was to create some intermediate French GCSE listening practice on the topic of ‘ma ville’. Mainly, as revision for my Year 11 GCSE French students, as part of the AQA syllabus. Speaking exams are looming and all we have done lately is focus on getting through the material and speaking! We have photo cards, role plays and general conversation questions coming out of our ears. So, I decided to have a slight interlude and finished the half term on a little high with some much needed…
L’environnement – French Environment Listening Lesson
Teaching the topic of environment and in need of a listening lesson for la protection de l’environnement topic? Look no further, French teachers! This is a ready-to-go, no-prep listening lesson with MP3 audio file, read by a native speaker at a medium speed, with a word-for-word transcript and six activities to practise the subject of environment. You can use this lesson revision for your French learners before their exams, as well as being ideal as an introduction, or towards the end of the environment topic as consolidation. …So many possibilities! What is included in this French listening lesson on ‘la protection de l’environnement’? MP3 AUDIO FILE The MP3 audio file…
Les réseaux sociaux – French GCSE Listening Lesson
GCSE French Listening Lesson on Social Media and Social Networks Social media and ‘les réseaux sociaux’ are a staple part of most young peoples’ lives in the 21st century. Therefore, I feel they are excellent themes to include in French GCSE exams. However, as normal, I can’t find any great resources that don’t cost a bomb to help to practise listening skills on the topic. So, I decided to create this lesson on social media for GCSE French lessons. I believe it would work really well as an introduction into the social media for Year 10, or as revision for year 11. What is in the lesson on ‘les réseaux sociaux’? The…
Le système éducatif français – Listening Lesson with Transcript and Activities
Le système éducatif français – Listening Lesson on ‘le système scolaire français’ Unless you pay extortionate prices for websites which offer audio files, or use websites which don’t always offer 100% relevant listening content, it’s difficult to find good quality audios for students to practise listening for GCSE French. For this reason, I am working on putting together a collection of audio files and lessons to fit the GCSE curriculum, which all French teachers can use and have access to. If you are interested in keeping up-to-date and knowing when I’ve added new content, don’t forget to sign up to my emails. You can add your details on the ‘SIGN UP’…
French Songs for GCSE French Classrooms
Motivate French GCSE Students with French Songs In Your GCSE Classroom Today Get some brilliant French songs for GCSE and suggestions by topic below! For me, music has always been an instrumental part of learning a language. As a student, I listened to French songs whilst studying, as well as in my free-time. This routine continued into my university days. Even today, ten years on, I still remember all the words to Je te promets by Zaho (2008) and Ça mousse by Superbus (2008)! I was able to improve my pronunciation, develop my vocabulary and learn about a range of singers and groups from different French speaking countries. All of…
6 French Listening GCSE Websites To Improve Skills
Why Improve French Listening Skills for GCSE? For the revised 9-1 AQA GCSE French examinations from 2016, each skill: speaking, listening, reading and writing now accounts for 25% of the overall GCSE French grade. In addition, ‘students must enter at one tier for all four skills, not a combination of both’ (AQA Summary Of Changes). Therefore, developing a solid foundation to improve French listening skills is a vital component to being successful in the subject. There have also been changes in the allocation of marks. For example, ‘the requirement for students to manipulate and make more independent use of the target language’ (AQA Summary of Changes). As well as are…
