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Year 11 - French

Contrôle d'écoute: extended listening (Edexcel)

On se prépare aux examens

Unit Summary

This unit draws together known grammar and vocabulary in practising the skills for the different elements of the GCSE examination.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to confidently respond to exam-style listening comprehension questions.

Key Notes

  • It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering listening comprehension questions.
  • It is important to listen out for synonyms and distractors when answering listening comprehension questions.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • synonym: word that has the same or very similar meaning of another word
  • distractor: incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Answers in listening comprehension questions are usually obvious.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering listening comprehension questions. It is important to listen out for synonyms and distractors when answering listening comprehension questions.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'synonym'

word that has the same or very similar meaning of another word. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Answers in listening comprehension questions are usually obvious. Correction: Listening comprehension passages do not always make answers obvious, often containing synonyms and distractors to test your attention to detail.

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