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Advanced listening: a teen at a Montreal high school

One of the staples of my frenchteacher site is 'video listening'. These resources are worksheets linked to online video clips from various sources. I look for short clips of up to about 3-4 minutes, clear language and relevant content. The exercise I design for each video depends somewhat on the content, but in the example below I went for the simple 'questions in French' approach. An advantage of this is that it not only requires comprehension, but the ability to transcribe and adapt the language students here. (In contrast, questions in English require comprehension and translation/summary only.) For the hardest texts I might avoid QA in French since more effort is needed in the processing, so adding the burden of writing in French may overload students. It depends on the student, of course.

Below is an example, unusually long in this case, but manageable, given the speed and level of language.




I like this source since it relates to a francophone country outside mainland France (in this case Quebec). It's all too easy to neglect the other areas of the world where French is spoken. The original worksheet with answers is on my site.

Une adolescente française dans une école à Montréal   7m 25

1.     Où exactement est-ce que Marion va à l’école ?

2.     Quelle est la règle qu’il faut respecter ?

3.     Comment est l’uniforme ?

4.     Quand est-ce qu’elle arrive ? Pourquoi ?

5.     Comment est-ce que Robin a reconnu que Marion est française ?

6.     Que dit Robin sur Montréal et la région du Québec en général ?

7.     Qu’est-ce que Marion et sa copine révisent ?

8.     Est-ce que tous les Québécois sont bilingues anglais-français ?

9.     Quand sa copine parle des attitudes des Français envers les Québécois, quelle impression est-ce qu’elle donne ?

10. Comment est l’atmosphère de l’école ? Pourquoi ?

11. Qui est Sylvie Normandeau ?

12. Il y a trois ans comment se sentait Marion en cours ? Pourquoi ?

13. Comment est l’emploi du temps ?

14. Qu’est-ce que Marion apprécie en particulier ?

15. Selon Marion, quelle est la différence entre les relations profs-élèves en France et au Québec ?

16. Que dit Mme Normandeau de l’intégration de Marion ?

17. Dans la cantine, que dit Marion sur les Québécois ?

18. Où vont les élèves pendant les heures de récréation par exemple ?

19. À quelle réunion va Marion ?

20. Le Canada a quelle réputation en ce qui concerne les droits ? Donnez un exemple précis.

21. Que dit Robin sur son coming-out ?

22. Selon Robin, est-ce qu’il aurait eu la même expérience en France ? Expliquez.


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