AQA GCSE French · 8652
GCSE French listening practice
32 French listening texts, grouped by the AQA themes: short readers and dialogues written only in GCSE vocabulary, read aloud, each with its own comprehension questions. Listen first, answer, then check the transcript.
Press Listen and let the recording play through once without reading anything.
Answer the questions from what you heard. Slow it down or replay it if you need to.
Only then read the transcript, and find the sentences that caught you out.
General
Lundi matin, nouvelle école
ReaderFoundationMonday Morning, New School · 7 questions
Un week-end à la ferme
ReaderFoundationA Weekend on the Farm · 7 questions
Où est mon téléphone ?
ReaderFoundationWhere Is My Phone? · 7 questions
Une surprise pour Maëlle
ReaderFoundationA Surprise for Maëlle · 7 questions
Un samedi de pluie
ReaderFoundationA Rainy Saturday · 7 questions
Pour ou contre l'uniforme ?
ReaderHigherFor or Against the Uniform? · 7 questions
Un secret lourd à porter
ReaderHigherA Secret Too Heavy to Carry · 7 questions
Identity and relationships with others
Chez la famille d'accueil
DialogueFoundationAt the Host Family's · 7 questions
La famille de Léo
ReaderFoundationLéo's Family · 7 questions
Le secret de Nadia
ReaderHigherNadia's Secret · 7 questions
Healthy living and lifestyle
Rendez-vous chez le docteur
DialogueFoundationAn Appointment at the Doctor's · 7 questions
Les nouvelles habitudes d'Inès
ReaderFoundationInès's New Habits · 7 questions
Le défi de Malik
ReaderHigherMalik's Challenge · 7 questions
Education and work
Entretien pour un petit boulot
DialogueFoundationAn Interview for a Little Job · 7 questions
Le stage de Nour
ReaderFoundationNour's Work Experience · 7 questions
Stage ou voyage ?
ReaderHigherWork Placement or Trip? · 7 questions
Free time activities
Au club de foot
DialogueFoundationAt the Football Club · 7 questions
Le match et le concert
ReaderFoundationThe Match and the Concert · 7 questions
Les Étoiles du quartier
ReaderHigherThe Neighbourhood Stars · 7 questions
Customs, festivals and celebrations
Au marché de Noël
DialogueFoundationAt the Christmas Market · 7 questions
Le mariage de Chloé
ReaderFoundationChloé's Wedding · 7 questions
Travel and tourism, including places of interest
À l'hôtel : une chambre pour deux nuits
DialogueFoundationAt the Hotel: A Room for Two Nights · 7 questions
Un échange en France
ReaderFoundationAn Exchange in France · 7 questions
Voyage au Maroc, quelle catastrophe !
ReaderHigherA Trip to Morocco, What a Disaster! · 7 questions
Media and technology
Un portable cassé
DialogueFoundationA Broken Phone · 7 questions
Deux jours sans portable
ReaderFoundationTwo Days Without a Phone · 7 questions
Une fausse nouvelle au lycée
ReaderHigherFake News at School · 7 questions
The environment and where people live
Pour aller à la gare
DialogueFoundationGetting to the Station · 7 questions
Yanis et le parc
ReaderFoundationYanis and the Park · 7 questions
Où est la poubelle pour le verre ?
DialogueFoundationWhere Is the Bin for Glass? · 7 questions
Le jardin de l'école
ReaderFoundationThe School Garden · 7 questions
Sauvons le lac de la cité
ReaderHigherLet's Save the Lake on the Estate · 7 questions
Learn it in the order the specification sets it
The GCSE French course teaches the specification's words and grammar, Foundation before Higher, with drills that remember what you already know.
Questions
How can I get better at GCSE French listening?
Little and often beats one long session. Listen to a short text once without the words, answer what you can, then read the transcript and replay the parts you missed. The misses are usually a handful of words you know on paper but not by ear, and those are the ones to drill.
Is the audio a real person?
No. The recordings are generated by a text-to-speech voice, so they are clear and steady but flatter than a real speaker. Use them to learn to recognise the GCSE words by sound, and listen to real speakers as well.
Is it free?
The texts, the questions and the transcripts are free for everyone. Most of the recordings are part of Kilo Lingo Plus, which starts with a free week.
Are these past paper questions?
No. The texts and questions are our own, written only in words on the AQA GCSE French vocabulary list, so they practise the skill without reproducing the exam board's papers.
Themes and tiers from the AQA GCSE French (8652) specification. Kilo Lingo is not affiliated with or endorsed by AQA.