Here are some links to help you to improve your listening skills and more:
It is very important to listen to French regularly (even 5 or 10 minutes but several times a week) in order to improve your understanding of the language, as well as your spoken French and pronunciation.
- French-speaking channel on Sky TV: (channel 799: TV5)
You will be able to watch and listen to some news, documentaries, emissions and films from France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada.
- TV5 Monde Website:
http://tv5.org/TV5Site/programmes/accueil_continent.php (You can go and check in particular the pages "7 jours sur la planète" and "Voyages: Cités du Monde" where you will find listenings and activities)
- French TV stations:
(In particular: http://www.m6.fr/html/emissions/66minutes/index.shtml (click on "Voir le reportage") and http://www.m6info.fr/html/m6_infos/lesix.php (to listen to the news))
- About.com: French Language:
http://french.about.com (a website full of resources, games, activities and much more!)
http://french.about.com/od/listening/a/toplistening.htm
http://french.about.com/library/bl-listeningindex.htm
- French lessons by podcast:
http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com (You will be able to listen to many lessons)
Here are some listenings from the Standard Grade Activities for French: (Ask your teacher for a booklet going along with these Listenings)
Bonne écoute !!
