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French Listening Comprehension Exercise: Arriving at the Airport in Paris
Do you want to improve your listening skills in French? Are you planning a trip to France? Do you want to practice your listening comprehension skills and find out what happens when you arrive at the airport? This is a French listening comprehension activity about what happens when this traveler arrives at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris! Comprehension questions follow the listening activity. You may have to listen to it several times to get all of the answers.
Les Questions :
1. Je suis arrivée à quel aéroport ?
2. Jâai enregistrĂ© combien de bagages ?
3. Quelles sont mes 3 options pour aller Ă Paris ?
4. Quelle option est-ce que jâai choisi ?
5. Pourquoi est-ce que je nâai pas pris le taxi ?
6. Le trajet pour arriver Ă Paris a pris combien de temps ?
7. Quand je suis arrivĂ©e Ă Paris, jâai vu quel monument ?
8. Maintenant que je suis Ă Paris, comment est-ce que je vais aller Ă mon hĂŽtel ?
9. Mon hĂŽtel se trouve dans quel district, dans quel quartier ?
Les Réponses:
- Je suis arrivée à Roissy, Charles de Gaulle.
- J’ai enregistrĂ© 2 bagages.
- Je peux ou prendre le taxi, ou prendre le train, ou prendre le bus.
- J’ai choisi prendre le bus.
- Je n’ai pas pris le taxi car c’est trop cher.
- Le trajet pour arriver Ă Paris a pris Ă peu prĂšs 45 minutes.
- En arrivant Ă Paris, j’ai vu l’OpĂ©ra Garnier.
- Je vais prendre le Métro pour y aller.
- Mon hĂŽtel se trouve au Quartier Latin.
Le Vocabulaire:
Practice and master the vocabulary used in this exercise using this QUIZLET study set.
visiter un lieu
rendre visite Ă quelqu’un
la compagnie aérienne
atterrir
l’atterrissage
Ă l’aĂ©roport
beaucoup de monde
cet avion
avant de pouvoir
je n’ai rien oubliĂ©
tous les autres passagers
la douane
faire la queue
c’est Ă mon tour
jusqu’au guichet
je souris
tamponner
il faut que j’aille chercher mes bagages
partout
suivre les panneaux
récupérer mes bagages
une valise
tiens
ça y est
j’en sors
la sortie
qui vont s’ouvrir
j’ai quelques options
le RER
les prix
ça va coûter
cher
Ă peu prĂšs le mĂȘme prix
je vois qu’il arrive tout de suite
je me mets dans le bus
le trajet
faire une petite sieste
devant
je pourrai vous raconter
to visit a place
to visit someone
the airline
to land
the landing
at the airport
a lot of people
this airplane
before being able to
I didn’t forget anything
all the other passengers
customs
to stand in line
it’s my turn
up to the ticket counter
I smile
to stamp
I have to go collect my luggage
everywhere
to follow the signs
to collect my luggage
a suitcase
hey
that’s it
I come out (of the restroom)
the exit
that are going to open
I have a few options
train service linking Paris to the suburbs
the prices
it is going to cost
expensive
just about the same price
I see that it is arriving right away
I get in the bus / I put myself in the bus
the ride
to take a little nap
in front of
I will be able to tell you about
Arrival at Paris Airport – French Listening Comprehension
LLL French Academy
Do you want to practice your French listening skills while getting ready for your next trip to France? With this mini-course you can even practice while riding around in the car. You’ll learn tons of vocabulary and will be ready for the Paris airport next time you pass through. 35 minutes audio and 8 minutes of video, PDFs of everything to download, a complete transcript so that you can read along if you want to, a quizlet study set so that you can practice and master the new vocabulary and expressions you learn and 3 sets of listening comprehension questions.
Here’s what you get with this lesson:
â MP4 video lecture
â MP3 audio lecture
â Transcript with important vocabulary highlighted and footnoted in English
â Quizlet study set to practice and master important vocabulary from the lecture
â PDF of 9 listening comprehension questions + answer key
â MP3 audio lecture of 9 listening comprehension questions without answers
â MP3 audio lecture of 9 listening comprehension questions with answers
â PDF of 20 vrai ou faux listening comprehension questions + answer key
â MP3 audio lecture of 20 vrai ou faux statements without answers
â MP3 audio lecture of 20 vrai ou faux statements with answers
â PDF of 6 bonus questions
â MP3 audio lecture of 6 bonus questions without answers
â MP3 audio lecture of 6 bonus questions with answers
â PDF sheet to print out and record extra new vocabulary learned during the lesson