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.
English translation of the textbook text
Listening & Reading comprehension tasks
Does multiculturalism work in France? Reading comprehension task
Various articles about the migrant camps and the issues surrounding them
October 2020 - for showing caricatures of Mohammed
Decapitation of a teacher in France for showing caricatures of Mohammed
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.
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.
L’immigration – un fardeau ou un atout pour la France ? - Key vocabulary for class debate
Attack on Charlie Hebdo
Listening comprehension
Multiculturalisme – échec ou opportunité ?
L’intégration en France – marche t-elle ?
L’inégalité et la violence
Worst affected areas
Les migrants - An African migrant's story
La xénophobie augmente en France (2014)
Le racisme en France
Discrimations - personal accounts + assorted tasks
Video Listening - Aylan, le petit Syrien trouvé sur une plage
Niqab - rows over islamic dress (Text in English, Qs in French)
Republican ideals - how they affect Muslims
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.
ALL TASKS PER VIDEO CAN BE FOUND IN FOLDERS BELOW THE VIDEOS
How to get French citizenship
Farmer gets suspended sentence for helping immigrants
Comedien Jamel parle de racisme
French MPs debate asylum law