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Easy video listening for Y8-10

This is a sample resource from frenchteacher.net based on a video clip from the Frello site I recently reviewed. Help yourself. You could use this with a good Y8 class or possibly Y9-10, depending on the class.

Qu’aimes-tu et que n’aimes-tu pas ?

Video source:     http://frello.fr/watch/beginner/beg20.php

A.  Ecoutez Théo et remplissez les blancs en choisissant les mots dans la case

lire         beaucoup          verres       méchants         aimes        préfère         manquent        bière        inutiles      viens       espèrent        balader        viens           raffole           pense

Bonjour à tous, comment ça va, aujourd’hui? Je m’appelle Théo, je _______ de Lyon, en France. La question du jour est : qu’est-ce que tu _______ et qu’est-ce que tu n’aimes pas?
Ce que j’aime tout d’abord. J’adore le sport, _______. J’aime aussi _______, aller au cinéma, au théâtre, me _______ dans de jolis endroits et boire des _______ avec des amis. Je _______ que c’est boire des verres avec mes amis que je _______. Des verres de vin ou de _______, par exemple. Et je _______ de bonne cuisine!
En bon français que je suis, je n’aime pas les règles _______ comme les feux rouges qui ne servent à rien. Je n’aime pas non plus les gens qui _______ d'honnêteté et je déteste ceux qui sont _______ les uns avec les autres et qui ________ ainsi se mettre en valeur.
Et toi, qu’aimes-tu et que n’aimes-tu pas?

B.  Complétez le vocabulaire
what - __ ___             first of all - ____ _’______                 places – ________
drinks (glases)  - _____  I’m mad about - __ _______  __        cooking - _______
rules - ______                 red lights - ____ _____                      nothing - ____
people - _____                who lack - ___ _________                honesty - _________
those who - ____ ___     each other - ___ ___ ____ ___ _______     
hope - __________   to make themselves look good - __ _______ __ _______                                 
C.  Traduisez en français

1.  what I like - __ ___ _’_____     2.  to go to the cinema - _____ __ _______
3.  nice places - __ ______ ______  4.  to have a few drinks - _____ ___ ______
5.  I’m mad about good cooking - __ ________ __ ______ ________
6.  like any good French person - __ ___ ________           
7.  which are useless - ___ __ ________ _ ____
8.  who lack honesty - __ _________ _’_______________


D.  Write a paragraph about your likes and dislikes. Re-use language from the passage.


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