Music, cinema, TV and reading in FrenchListening practice - TV and film
Can you understand conversations about reading, music, film and TV? Learn vocabulary to help you express opinions and practise your language skills with reading, listening and speaking exercises.
Listen to the following excerpts from a French TV and film podcast.
Choose which TV or film genre each person is talking about.
Question
Which of the following TV or film genres is this person talking about:
Police drama
Documentary
Talent show
Talent show.
Transcript:
Mon émission préférée à la télé, c’est un télé-crochet qui s’appelle Nouvelle Star. J’adore cette émission parce que j’aime la musique et les chanteurs sont vraiment doués.
My favourite TV programme is a talent show called Nouvelle Star. I love this programme because I like music and the singers are really talented.
Question
Which of the following TV or film genres is this person talking about:
Soap opera
Cartoons
Comedy
Cartoons.
Transcript:
Je n’aime pas les dessins animés car je trouve cela ennuyeux et un peu bête. Mon petit frère, par contre, adore ça et il veut toujours les voir quand il y en a à la télé.
I don’t like cartoons because I find them boring and a bit silly. However, my little brother loves them and he always wants to watch them on TV.
Question
Which of the following TV or film genres is this person talking about:
Soap opera
Documentaries
Police drama
Documentaries.
Transcript:
Je ne suis jamais allée voir de documentaires au cinéma, mais j’aime bien les regarder à la télé.
I’ve never watched documentaries at the cinema but I like watching them on TV.
Question
Which of the following TV or film genres is this person talking about:
Talent show
Cartoon
Police dramas
Police dramas.
Transcript:
Mes parents aiment regarder les séries policières et les films policiers, mais moi, je trouve ça un peu trop violent.
My parents like police dramas and detective films, but I find them a bit too violent.