Français EXTRA!

Test your listening comprehension with these beginner listening activities!

Discover Music!

Ideas borrowed from Megan Hambric, French teacher, Bozeman High School, Bozeman Montana

Create Playlists!

• SPOTIFY- Create a playlist of Francophone songs you like by genre or Francophone area. Choose at least 5 songs. Open up the Top Lists app. Change the area for Tracks and Albums from "Everywhere" to a Francophone country of your choosing. Create a playlist and add a link to it in your practice log. Describe, in French, as what you like about your choices.
• THEME - Create a playlist of at least 5 songs in French on Spotify that all center around the same theme (e.g. love, justice, etc.). Include a link to your playlist in you home practice log. Describe, in French, what you like about your choices.
• REGION - Create a playlist of at least 10 songs in French by 10 different artists on Spotify or YouTube that represent one Francophone country or region (e.g. Senegal, North Africa, France, Europe, etc.). Describe in French what you like about your choices.
• BEST OF - Create a playlist of least 10 songs in French by 1 artist on Spotify or YouTube. Describe in French what you like about your choices.

BROWSE iTUNES - Explore the iTunes Canada, France, Niger, or Belgium store (you can change the country at the bottom) and find 2 albums or 5 songs in French that you would like to own. Describe, in French, what you like about your choices.

Explore LYRICS!

• Choose a popular Francophone song to listen to. Listen to it at least 3 times. Write down a list of words you think you hear. Aim for 10 words. Then, search the lyrics and check your work. It is ok to be wrong!
• Choose a popular Francophone song. Listen and follow along to the lyrics. Circle the words you know. UNDERLINE 10 NEW and look up their meanings. Take notes in a Google Doc. Link your notes in your Journal de Pratique. Finally, guess the meaning of the song.
• Complete a beginner level activity at lyricstraining.com. I suggest "choice mode." Screenshot your results and write a description of the main idea of the song in your home practice journal.

PERFORM!

• LIPDUB - Create a lipdub video for a popular Francophone song.
• MUSIC VIDEO - Create a music video for a Francophone song that you like.
• Record yourself singing one of your new favorite French songs! Just the chorus is fine.

More French Radio!

Spend 10 minutes listening to a French Radio station of your choosing. Write down the title of any songs you hear as well as the artitist.

Listen to a French Podcast!

Podcasts, ... and MORE!

Always choose levels A1 or A2!

Search a topic, listen as many times as needed to get the "gist." Summarize in English in a Google Doc. Attach/Link in your Journal de Pratique. Don't worry, I DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY. These activities are meant to train your ear to hear more authentic French.

Check out this mega list!

Try your hand at a "dictée!"

Listen and write down what you hear.