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, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

This is a video listening task based on a 1jour1question video about El Niño. I would play this at 0.75, but it is clear and the transcript is available on the linked page. I have set comprehension questions in English (with ChatGPT) and a 'Find the French' exercise. Level A2. Good for Higher GCSE.

, Y12-13 (Advanced)

This is a current affairs video listening task. This is a short France Info report with optional captions. Questions in French with some teacher notes and model answers. Level B1. Not too fast.

, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

Video listening. This is another one in the Portrait d'enfant series from Arte. It's about Gonzalo from Lanzarote, who's into wrestling! This sheet comes with a bilingual vocab glossary, questions in English and answers on a separate sheet. Level A2.

, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

This is a full lesson about climate change which starts with a video listening task with MCQs, followed by gap-fill, a ranking task, paired vocab test and paired questioning. Transcripts and answers provided. Good for Y10-11. The video is called Le climat expliqué aux enfants. Level A2.

, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

Video listening. A Portrait d'enfant video about Tu Naing Kha, a girl from Myanmar (Burma). Multi-choice, gap-fill and translation into French. Level A2.

, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

I have removed an old vocab list on TV and replaced it with a new, more complete bilingual one. The resource includes a self-testing sheet. ChatGPT helped a lot with this. This has way more vocab than on the GCSE syllabus, but is useful anyway and could be used by IB or A-level students. Level A2/B1.

, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

Video listening. This is from the Arte Portrait d'enfant series. It's about Camila from Bolivia. She loves making music! MCQs in French. There is a transcript available on the site. This video will be available until June 2027. Level A2.

, Y12-13 (Advanced)

Video listening. An interesting captioned video about how French became the official language of France. Part of the heritage topic. Multi-choice and questions in French. Level B1/2.

, Y12-13 (Advanced)

A current affairs text with questions about the forest fires in the south-west of France. Macron has described them as the biggest disaster since the Second World War. Level B1. I have also updated a battleships game on the Y8 page, adding an easier version.

, Y10-11 (Intermediate)

This is a video listening resource based on a short video from the Arte series Il/Elle a ton âge. It's about a girl from India (Bengal) called Turika. Multiple choice + an oral pair work exercise. Not too hard. Great cultural background, as with the Portrait d'enfant videos. Climate change is relevant to this video. Level A2.