Listening Practice: Comprehension for Media and Technology
Listen to short French media and technology clips, identify key words, and choose accurate meanings.
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Media listening in French
Listen for the core technology word first, then the opinion or detail. The clips use generated French speech for practice.
Listening anchors
These words appear in the audio clips.
Clip 1: apps
Listen to the media sentence.
- It is fast.
- It is slow.
- It is new.
Clip 2: online safety
Listen to the media sentence.
- Security.
- Speed.
- Price.
Clip 3: messaging
Listen to the media sentence.
- A message.
- A photo.
- An app.
Match the heard words
- application
- sécurité
- médias
- rapide
- app
- security
- media
- fast
Spot the technology words
Tap the THREE words from the clips about media or technology.
- application
- frites
- médias
- corps
- sécurité
Complete the listening summary
Clip 1 says: Une _____ est rapide. Clip 2 says: La _____ est importante. Clip 3 says: Mon ami envoie un _____.
Accurate listening points
Select the TWO accurate statements from the clips.
- application means app.
- sécurité means security.
- rapide means slow.
- message means photo.
Never leave the opinion without a reason, in French
Listening is easier once you can build the sentences yourself. A grade-9 answer never stops at the opinion: - J'aime les médias sociaux = "I like social media". j'aime is "I like". French needs les in front of médias where English drops it, and sociaux follows the noun rather than coming before it. - J'aime cette application parce que c'est rapide = "I like this app because it is fast". parce que joins the reason to the opinion, and c'est is "it is". That second half is what lifts the mark.
Attach a reason, in French
A grade-9 answer attaches a reason to the opinion. Which of these does that?
- J'aime cette application parce que c'est rapide
- J'aime cette application
- J'aime cette application, c'est rapide
- J'aime les médias sociaux
Build the sentence
Put the words in order: My friend sends a message.
- Mon
- ami
- envoie
- un message
Choose the listening meaning
Pick the best meaning for each French sentence from the clips.
- Une application est rapide.
- La sécurité est importante.
- Mon ami envoie un message.
Summarise the clips
Write three English bullet points summarising what you heard in the media clips.
- Mention the app and that it is fast
- Mention that security is important
- Mention the friend sending a message