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by Teachit

10th March 2016

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French | Listening | Numbers

If you're studying the holidays or free time topic, this promotional video from SNCF is a great way to expose students to some fast, authentic French in a context which will interest them: Disneyland Paris.

Teaching ideas

Write the figures listed below up on the whiteboard in a random order and ask students to work in pairs or small groups to note them in the order that they hear them. Play the first 1 min 20 secs of the clip. An extension task could be to listen again and explain what each of the figures corresponds to. Answers below.

50 minutes
15 millions
57 hectares
Une quarantaine
Le 12 avril 1992
47
3

Answers

50 minutes = time taken to reach the the theme park from Paris.
15 millions = visitors each year.
57 hectares = size of the park.
Une quarantaine = approximate number of attractions.
Le 12 avril 1992
47 = exact number of attractions.
3 = number of shows.

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