Theme 3.1: Travel and Tourism - Listening Comprehension (GCSE French) - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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This topic is chapter 6 of GCSE French: Listening comprehension Practice Book.

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4.6 Theme 3.1: Travel and Tourism - Listening Comprehension

AQA 8652 · about 25 minutes

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Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Listen to each short transcript printed below and answer the questions. For answers in French write full words or short phrases as required. For English answers write short sentences where requested. Accents and the cedilla are used throughout the French transcripts; reproduce them correctly in your answers when required.

Transcript A: A family discussing where to go on holiday, context: at breakfast planning a summer break.
Mère: "Je préférerais les vacances à la campagne cette année."
Père: "Mais les enfants veulent la mer, ils aiment nager et faire de la planche à voile."
Fille: "On pourrait aller à Port-Mer, il y a un petit camping pas cher et une plage calme."

(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)

Transcript H: A traveller describing a future trip using simple future, context: talking about plans for next winter.
"L'hiver prochain, j'irai au Canada. Je resterai deux semaines et je visiterai Toronto et Québec. J'essaierai aussi de voir des aurores boréales si le temps le permet."

(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)

Transcript I: A short phone message from a tourist office about cancellation insurance, context: informing a visitor about optional cover.
"Bonjour, nous vous informons que l'assurance annulation est disponible pour 12 euros par personne et couvre jusqu'à 75% du coût total en cas d'annulation pour maladie. Pour souscrire, venez au bureau ou appelez le numéro indiqué."

(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)

Transcript J: A short informal conversation about types of holiday, context: friends listing preferred holiday activities and accommodation.
Sofia: "J'aime les vacances actives, comme la randonnée et le vélo."
Noah: "Moi, je préfère les vacances relaxantes, à l'hotel avec piscine."
Priya: "Et moi, je choisis les voyages culturels, rester dans des auberges de jeunesse pour rencontrer des gens."

(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)

Transcript A continued: same family planning.
Père: "Si on va à Port-Mer, il faudra réserver un emplacement au camping."
Fille: "Oui, et on pourra visiter le musée maritime en ville."
Fils: "Je veux aussi essayer la planche à voile."

They will visit a mountain museum
They will visit a maritime museum
They will go skiing

(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)

Transcript B: A traveller recounts a holiday that went wrong, context: arriving at a train station and telling a friend what happened.
"Je suis allé à Valecote pour mes vacances, mais tout a commencé mal. Mon vol a été annulé, alors j'ai pris le train. Le train est tombé en panne pendant trois heures. Quand je suis arrivé, mon hotel n'avait plus ma réservation. Finalement, j'ai trouvé une auberge sympa, mais c'était très bruyant la nuit."

(a)Sequence the four events in the travellers story from first to last: A) Hotel had no reservation, B) Flight was cancelled, C) Train broke down for three hours, D) Found a noisy hostel.(3)

(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)

Transcript C: Tourist-information announcement at a small seaside town station, context: brief public announcement about a shuttle bus and opening times.
"Attention: le service de navette pour la plage commence à 09h00 et finit à 18h00. Les bus partent toutes les 30 minutes depuis la gare. Le musée local est ouvert de 10h00 à 16h00 sauf le mardi. Pour plus d'informations, demandez au guichet."

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

Transcript D: Two friends planning future travel plans to Paris, context: in a cafe discussing next spring.
Amelie: "L'année prochaine, je vais aller à Paris pour trois jours."
Lucas: "Nous prendrons le train de nuit et visiterons le musée d'art moderne."
Amelie: "J'espère que le temps sera beau."

(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

Transcript E: A couple arranging accommodation, context: phoning a guesthouse in the mountains.
Réceptionniste: "Nous avons une chambre double disponible du 5 au 8 juillet, petit déjeuner inclus. Le prix est de 90 euros par nuit."
Client: "Est-ce que le parking est gratuit?"
Réceptionniste: "Oui, le parking est gratuit et il y a également un service de navette pour le téléphérique."

(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)

Transcript E continued: same guesthouse call.
Client: "Combien coûte la chambre pour trois nuits?"
Réceptionniste: "C'est 90 euros par nuit, donc pour trois nuits ce sera 270 euros, petit déjeuner inclus."

(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)

Transcript F: Short announcement at a ferry port, context: timetable change and safety reminder.
"Attention, veuillez noter que le départ du ferry pour Île-Verte est avancé ce soir à 17h30 au lieu de 18h00. Les passagers doivent rester derrière la ligne de sécurité jusqu'à l'embarquement. Les billets peuvent être changés au bureau jusqu'à 16h45."

(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

Transcript G: A student describing a recent holiday by car, context: telling classmates about the journey.
"Nous sommes partes en voiture pour la région de Mont-Roche. Le trajet a duré six heures à cause du trafic. Nous avons fait une pause au milieu pour déjeuner. L'hotel était charmant et la vue était incroyable."

(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)

Mark scheme · 4.6 Theme 3.1: Travel and Tourism - Listening Comprehension

Question 1

B1 Mum prefers the countryside or they prefer the countryside (accept equivalent English phrasing)
Answer: Mum prefers the countryside.

Question 2

B1 Canada as the destination (accept 'He/She will go to Canada' or 'I will go to Canada' depending on phrasing)
Answer: They will go to Canada next winter. (Or I will go to Canada next winter.)

Question 3

B1 12 euros per person stated as the price (accept '12 euros each')
B1 insurance covers up to 75% of the total cost in case of cancellation for illness
B1 to subscribe you must go to the office or call the number given
Answer: It costs 12 euros per person; it covers up to 75% of the total cost if you cancel because of illness; to subscribe go to the office or call the number shown.

Question 4

B1 Sofia likes active holidays such as hiking and cycling (credit 'hiking and cycling' or 'walking and biking')
B1 Priya chooses cultural trips and stays in hostels to meet people (accept equivalent phrasing)
Answer: Sofia likes active holidays like hiking and cycling; Priya chooses cultural trips and stays in hostels to meet people.

Question 5

B1 choice 'They will visit a maritime museum' correctly selected
Answer: They will visit a maritime museum

Question 6

(a) B1 first event B (Flight was cancelled) placed first
(a) B1 second event C (Train broke down for three hours) placed second
(a) B1 third and fourth events A then D (Hotel had no reservation, then found a noisy hostel) placed third and fourth
(a) Answer: B, C, A, D

Question 7

B1 09h00 given as the start time of the shuttle service
B1 18h00 given as the end time of the service
B1 museum is closed on Tuesday indicated, for example 'sauf le mardi' or 'fermé le mardi'
Answer: 09h00; 18h00; le musée est fermé le mardi (or 'sauf le mardi').

Question 8

B1 credit 'She is going to Paris next year for three days' or 'Next year she is going to Paris for three days' (Amelie)
B1 credit 'They will take the night train' or 'They will take a sleeper train' (Lucas)
B1 credit 'They will visit the modern art museum' or equivalent phrasing
Answer: Next year Amelie is going to Paris for three days; they will take the night train and visit the modern art museum.

Question 9

B1 parking is free (accept 'Yes, parking is free' or 'Parking is free')
Answer: Yes, parking is free.

Question 10

B1 270 euros given as the total cost for three nights
Answer: 270 euros.

Question 11

B1 departure time given as 17:30 (advance from 18:00)
B1 tickets can be changed at the office until 16:45
Answer: The ferry now leaves at 17:30 (instead of 18:00); tickets can be changed at the office until 16:45.

Question 12

B1 the journey took six hours (answer includes 'six hours' or '6 hours')
B1 they stopped for lunch / had a break for lunch (equivalent phrasing accepted)
Answer: The journey lasted six hours; they stopped for lunch.

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