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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!  The 5 minute 35 seconds French video clip is in the format of a French interview between the teacher…

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