French
Holidays abroad
This Revision Bite will give you practice in listening and understanding French about holidays abroad.
Listening question: Holidays abroad
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- Question
Des élèves français parlent de leurs vacances.
Regarde la grille suivante. Coche (X) les bonnes réponses (deux cases pour chaque personne: une pour le pays, et une pour le moyen de transport).
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Worked answers with examiner's comments
- Answer
Des élèves français parlent de leurs vacances.
French pupils talk about their holidays.
Regarde la grille suivante. Coche (X) les bonnes réponses (deux cases pour chaque personne: une pour le pays, et une pour le moyen de transport).
Look at the grid below. Tick the correct answers (two boxes per person: one for the country and one for the means of transport).
A B C D E F G H I J K L Listen out for: Examiner's Comments 1. 
x x 2. x x You don't need the extra information about who Laurent is going with. Listen out for the words which will help you to answer this question, and ignore the rest. 3. x x Always listen out for clues which will help you to answer the question. There is one word here which sounds very similar in French and in English: 'train'. 4. x x 5. x x Avoid a trap by remembering that 'en car' means 'by coach' and that 'en voiture' means 'by car'. 6. x x Even if you haven't heard the names of some countries before, you can very often guess them as they sound similar to the English.
If you didn't get all the answers, try going back and doing the question again.
Transcript and translation
Numéro un. Je suis Marc. Nous passons toujours nos vacances chez ma tante qui habite en Espagne. Nous y allons en voiture.
Numéro deux. Je m'appelle Laurent. L'année prochaine, je vais en Angleterre avec des amis. Nous allons voyager en ferry.
Numéro trois. Je m'appelle Vincent. A Pâques nous sommes allés en Belgique par le train. Nous avons pris le TGV à la gare du Nord.
Numéro quatre. Moi, je suis Dalila. Je vais passer deux semaines au Maroc avec mes parents. Nous allons prendre l'avion à Lille pour Marrakech.
Numéro cinq. Je m'appelle Christine. Je suis allée une fois en Italie avec mon école. Nous avons fait le voyage en car.
Numéro six. Et moi, je m'appelle Fabienne. Nous avons visité la Grèce. Nous avons fait le tour des îles à la voile.
1. I am Marc. We always spend our holidays at my aunt's, who lives in Spain. We go there by car.
2. My name is Laurent. Next year I'm going to England with some friends. We are going to travel by ferry.
3. My name is Vincent. At Easter we went to Belgium by train. We took the TGV from the Gare du Nord.
4. I am Dalila. I am going to spend two weeks in Morocco with my parents. We are going to fly from Lille to Marrakech.
5. My name is Christine. I've been to Italy once with school. We travelled by coach.
6. My name is Fabienne. We visited Greece. We toured the islands in a sailing boat.
Exam tips
The topic of holidays is usually covered in the past tense so make sure you revise relevant phrases in the perfect tense e.g. 'je suis allé(e)', 'je suis resté(e)', 'j'ai visité'.
If a question consists of two parts like the ones in this unit, it is better to try and do part of the question at the first listening opportunity, and use the second chance to listen to fill any gaps you may still have and double check the answers you already have.
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