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Contrôle d'écoute: extended listening (AQA)

I can confidently respond to exam-style listening comprehension questions.

Lesson 5 of 6
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  • Year 11
  • AQA

Contrôle d'écoute: extended listening (AQA)

I can confidently respond to exam-style listening comprehension questions.

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering listening comprehension questions.
  2. It is important to listen out for synonyms and distractors when answering listening comprehension questions.

Keywords

  • Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning of another word

  • Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail

Common misconception

Answers in listening comprehension questions are usually obvious.

Listening comprehension passages do not always make answers obvious, often containing synonyms and distractors to test your attention to detail.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Order the days of the week correctly.

1 - lundi
2 - mardi
3 - mercredi
4 - jeudi
5 - vendredi
6 - samedi
7 - dimanche

Q2.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:couleur (f),colour

colour

Correct Answer:drogue (f),drug

drug

Correct Answer:énergie (f),energy

energy

Correct Answer:printemps (m),spring

spring

Correct Answer:rechauffement (m),warming

warming

Correct Answer:plante (f),plant

plant

Q3.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:battre,to beat, hit

to beat, hit

Correct Answer:examiner,to examine, examining

to examine, examining

Correct Answer:frapper,to hit, knock

to hit, knock

Correct Answer:partager,to share, sharing

to share, sharing

Correct Answer:nourrir,to feed, feeding

to feed, feeding

Correct Answer:rire,to laugh, laughing

to laugh, laughing

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'finally they gave up the hard fight'.

1 - finalement
2 - ils
3 - ont
4 - abandonné
5 - la
6 - lutte
7 - dure

Q5.
Write in English: 'le crime a diminué'.

Correct Answer: crime has decreased, crime has reduced

Q6.
Write in French: 'unemployment has increased'.

Correct Answer: le chômage a augmenté

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which statements are incorrect?

You need a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering listening questions.
You should listen out for synonyms and distractors in listening questions.
Correct answer: Answers in listening questions are usually obvious.
A distractor is an incorrect but plausible answer option.
Correct answer: A synonym is a word that has the opposite meaning to another word.

Q2.
Which noun does not refer to a body part?

Correct answer: avis (m)
bras (m)
dos (m)
jambe (f)
visage (m)

Q3.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:échelle (f),laddder, scale

laddder, scale

Correct Answer:gaz (m),gas

gas

Correct Answer:hiver (m),winter

winter

Correct Answer:papier (m),paper

paper

Correct Answer:soin (f),care

care

Correct Answer:urgence (f),emergency

emergency

Q4.
Write in French: 'a dangerous illness'.

Correct Answer: une maladie dangereuse