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.
Use this carefully to back up your arguments and improve your knowledge on how the family unit is changing in France today.
Use these facts to back up your arguments
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.
Video worksheet - use the link provided
Reading comprehension & questions
Reading comprehension tasks
Reading comprehension
Video gap fill comprehension task
Reading comprehension
Facts and statistics
Reading comprehension
Les grands-parents en cas de conflit entre les parents
Quels droits ont les grands-parents en cas de divorce?
La grand-parentalité
La place de l'enfant
Use this to help you answer the End of Unit 1 Test (see right)
Use the stimulus (left) to answer these comprehension questions
Exam style multi-choice comprehension
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.
Complete these extra tasks to broaden your vocabulary and widen your knowledge on the topic. This resource includes: Vocabulary tasks, gap fill comprehensions and translation tasks, grammar practice.