The weather in French - past, present and future (Listening activity)
Dec 04, 2023Fancy some listening practise for the weather in French - past, present and future?
Many people have been asking for a practice video to help them with their listening skills. So, as always to help you learn, pronounce and remember, I made you a mini lesson!
Here's what you will be focusing on :
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Your listening skills on the topic of the weather - the past, present and future tenses are used
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Use it for comprehension, dictation, or for pronunciation practice
Listen to the pronunciation and read along.
It's always easier when you have the text in front of you. What you could do is have a look at the transcript at the bottom of this mini-lesson and listen to the video at the same time.
That way, you can not only refer to the text but you can also pay attention to the pronunciation.
Feel free to add your own notes concerning the pronunciation like liaisons or silent letters and other intricacies of the French language.
Use this listening exercise in French as a dictation.
If you haven't had a look at the transcript, watch the video, just listening first then again, trying to note everything you can. Repeat it as many times as you like. You can even slow it down and use it for pronunciation practice. DON’T watch the video at first or you will see the text.
Don’t despair if you don’t recognise all the words! This is the best exercise you can do because the more you practise dictations, the easier it gets to understand French.
My goal this year is to help you with your listening comprehension and offer you various listening activities during the year.
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Transcript and the Translation. Don't peep if you don't want to see it yet.
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1 Aujourd'hui, il fait très chaud. La température atteindra 41 degrés dans l'après-midi. |
Le soleil sera présent toute la journée. Attention à l'exposition aux UV. La crème solaire est indispensable si vous sortez. |
Cependant, pendant la nuit, il y aura des rafales de vent atteignant jusqu’à 100 kilomètres à l’heure. |
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2 Ce matin, la pluie tombera de manière continue. Attention aux inondations en plaine et dans les vallées. |
Demain, il pleuvra à nouveau pendant toute la journée. |
Le soir, on prévoit de la grèle sur toute la région. Attention, car les grelons pourraient bien atteindre un diamètre de plus de 10 centimètres. |
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3 La journée d'hier a été marquée par le grand bleu sur l'ensemble de la France. |
Le soir, les nuages ont recouvert le ciel et la neige est tombée en abondance. |
La température est descendue vers moins dix. On vous reconseille de protéger vos plantes fragiles ce soir. |
And here’s the English . . .
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1 Today, it’s really hot. The temperature will rise to 41 degrees in the afternoon. |
The sun will be present the whole day. Beware of the UV exposure. Suncream is essential if you’re going out. |
However, during the night, there will be gusts of wind getting up to 100 km per hour. |
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2 This morning, the rain will fall continually. Beware of flooding on the plains and in the valleys. |
Tomorrow, it will rain again for the whole day. |
In the evening, hail is predicted over the whole region. Watch out as these stones could reach a diameter of more that 10cm. |
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3 Yesterday saw blue skies across the whole of France. |
And the clouds covered the sky in the evening, and with that, a lot of snow fell. |
The temperature went down to around minus 10. You are advised to protect your fragile plants again tonight. |
Do you want to reinforce the topic? I have these videos for you:
Which words to describe the weather in French? - Speak French well
What is the weather in the past tense in French?
I hope you've enjoyed this listening activity. What other topics would you like to work on? I'd love to know!
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