Make sure you learn this core vocabulary thoroughly
Make sure you complete the tasks conscientiously by listening to the recordings only at first. If necessary, you can then later access the transcripts to check your answers or to practice reading along with the sound file to improve your pronunciation, intonation and spoken delivery.
Have a look at some of these recent news articles / videos to make sure you are up to date with the latest developments within this topic. Make a note of any new vocabulary you come across.
Each PDF has a link to the original article / video. You can explore further from there.
Key questions & answers
Information & links
Revision notes for units 6.1/6.2/6.3
Les points positifs et négatifs de la mondialisation
Une organisation internationale: L'importance de la langue française
Quels sont les plats préférés des Français ?
Reading comprehension worksheet
La gastronomie (patrimoine)
Le multilinguisme et la culture
Each week, as part of your independent studies, you should aim to complete at least one video listening activity. You can choose from any of the videos below. Watch the video with the subtitles, then complete at least one activity: You can choose from a quiz, gap fill nouns or verbs, or re-ordering the text. Use the transcript and translation to help you and highlight any useful and interesting vocabulary and add it to your folder.
AS THERE ARE SO MANY VIDEOS HERE, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM TO FIND THE FOLDER WITH ALL OF THE ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS IN PER VIDEO TITLE.
Nicolas Mathieu gagne le Prix Goncourt
Pain au chocolat ou Chocolatine ?
Why are the French so proud of their cuisine?
Que mangent les Français pour le petit déj
Paris restaurant ranked best in the world
Paris bistro seeks UNESCO world heritage status
Recette : Crème brûlée
The secrets of real French cheese
2018 Michelin stars celebrate France’s best restaurants
French wine tourism gains traction
France remains tourism world champion
A glass wall to protect the Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame: Plus de 850 ans d’histoire
Notre-Dame: Ravages de feu
Eiffel Tower:130 ans
What is the Eiffel tower used for?
What is the Palace of Versailles?
The Eiffel tower as you've never seen it
What is the Pompidou centre?
Moulin Rouge – anniversaire du cancan
Bayonne – new capital of street art?
A visit to Grasse, world capital of perfume
Haute Couture - a day at the Paris Fashion Week
French fashion house Lanvin under threat
Bordeaux hosts the Cartoon Movie festival
French Cartoonist Riad Sattouf on French Language
A French Art Form - how to spend time doing absolutely nothing!