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Contrôle d'écoute: extended listening (Edexcel)

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

Lesson 11 of 6
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  • Year 11
  • Edexcel

Contrôle d'écoute: extended listening (Edexcel)

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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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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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:automne (m),autumn

autumn

Correct Answer:commissariat (m),police station

police station

Correct Answer:Nouvel An (m),New Year's Day

New Year's Day

Correct Answer:patronne (f),boss

boss

Correct Answer:pharmacie (f),pharmacy

pharmacy

Correct Answer:Saint-Sylvestre (m),New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

Q3.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:dangereux,dangerous

dangerous

Correct Answer:divers,varied, diverse

varied, diverse

Correct Answer:dur,hard, difficult

hard, difficult

Correct Answer:extraordinaire,extraordinary

extraordinary

Correct Answer:intéressant,interesting

interesting

Correct Answer:terrible,terrible

terrible

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'the expression made me laugh'.

1 - l'
2 - expression
3 - m'
4 - a
5 - fait
6 - rire

Q5.
Write in French: 'my nose hurts'.

Correct Answer: j'ai mal au nez

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

Correct Answer: le chômage a augmenté

Assessment exit quiz

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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:couleur (f),colour

colour

Correct Answer:écart (m),gap

gap

Correct Answer:fièvre (f),temperature, fever

temperature, fever

Correct Answer:papier (m),paper

paper

Correct Answer:soin (m),care

care

Correct Answer:urgence (f),emergency

emergency

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

Correct Answer: une maladie dangereuse