AQA GCSE French Paper 1: Listening Higher November 2021 question paper 8658/LH

At the cinema

Your French friend is talking about films at the cinema.

What three types of films does she mention?

Write the correct letters in the boxes.

Moving in

On the television in France, you hear these people talking about their new home.

What is one positive and one negative aspect of their new home?

Write the correct letters in the boxes.

Moving in

On the television in France, you hear these people talking about their new home.

What is one positive and one negative aspect of their new home?

Write the correct letters in the boxes.

0 3 Positive aspect
Negative aspect

Moving in

On the television in France, you hear these people talking about their new home.

What is one positive and one negative aspect of their new home?

Write the correct letters in the boxes.

0 4 Positive aspect
Negative aspect

Living in Switzerland

On the Internet, you find this podcast about life in Switzerland.

Answer the questions in English.

Why did this person choose to live in Switzerland? Give two reasons.

What contributes to the increase in poverty? Give two details.

Answer both parts of question 7.

What do the Swiss do less now?

What has improved as a result of this?

A carnival in Quebec

On the radio, you hear this advert for a carnival in Quebec.

Choose the correct answer and write the letter in the box.

Answer both parts of question 8.

This carnival…

The events organised…

Answer both parts of question 9.

Bonhomme, the mascot of the carnival…

During the opening ceremony, Bonhomme…

Answer both parts of question 10.

There is no charge to go to the…

You can get an entry ticket from the…

Gap year

On the Internet, you hear this podcast about taking a gap year.

Answer the questions in English.

According to Jessica, what does a gap year allow you to do? Give two details.

Why is a gap year not a good idea, according to Éric? Mention two reasons.

Student jobs

On the radio, you hear this report about student jobs in Belgium.

Complete the sentences in English.

Answer both parts of question 13.

To recruit students, they are given contracts which…

Many students have jobs in…

Answer both parts of question 14.

Christelle works in a theme park where she…

She finds the job…

Answer both parts of question 15.

Romain’s job is to…

He logs onto an app when…

Reality TV

On French television, you hear the trailer for a new reality show on families.

Choose the correct description for each contestant.

Write the correct letter in the box.

This contestant is…

Answer all three parts of question 16.

Charity events

On the radio in Montreal, you hear these students talking about school fundraising events.

What is their opinion of each event?

For a positive opinion, write P.

For a negative opinion, write N.

For a positive and negative opinion, write P+N.

Charity events

On the radio in Montreal, you hear these students talking about school fundraising events.

What is their opinion of each event?

For a positive opinion, write P.

For a negative opinion, write N.

For a positive and negative opinion, write P+N.

Charity events

On the radio in Montreal, you hear these students talking about school fundraising events.

What is their opinion of each event?

For a positive opinion, write P.

For a negative opinion, write N.

For a positive and negative opinion, write P+N.

Charity events

On the radio in Montreal, you hear these students talking about school fundraising events.

What is their opinion of each event?

For a positive opinion, write P.

For a negative opinion, write N.

For a positive and negative opinion, write P+N.

Charity events

On the radio in Montreal, you hear these students talking about school fundraising events.

What is their opinion of each event?

For a positive opinion, write P.

For a negative opinion, write N.

For a positive and negative opinion, write P+N.

At the airport

At the airport in Paris, you hear this announcement.

Choose the correct answer and write the letter in the box.

This flight to Marrakesh is…

Un vlog

Sur Internet, vous trouvez ce vlog sur la vie d’une personne suisse.

Choisissez la bonne réponse. Ecrivez la bonne lettre dans la case.

En ce moment, il est …

Dans sa région, il voudrait avoir plus de …

L’aspect négatif de son nouvel ordinateur, c’est …

Il achète ses vêtements …

Vie scolaire

Sur Skype, votre ami belge Youssouf parle de sa vie scolaire.

Ecrivez A (seulement si A est correct)

B (seulement si B est correct)

A+B (si A et B sont tous les deux corrects).

Ecrivez la/les lettre(s) dans la case.

Dans le collège de Youssouf, il y a un problème de …

Le bulletin scolaire de Youssouf n’est pas …

Les réseaux sociaux

A la radio, vous entendez un reportage sur Fatima, une star des réseaux sociaux au Maroc.

Complétez les phrases suivantes en français.

Répondez aux deux aspects de la question 29.

Fatima a créé un compte sur YouTube il y a …

Sur ce réseau social, elle donne des cours pour apprendre à …

Répondez aux deux aspects de la question 30.

Sur Instagram, elle représentera les produits de beauté d’une …

Elle voudrait faire carrière dans le secteur de …