Riots in France, 2005
French Listening Comprehension
Study Guide
Take a look at the following for help with any vocabulary you might not have understood in the discussion about the riots in France, then take the test.
| culte | sacred, of worship |
| entraîné | trained |
| un gamin | (informal) kid |
| un musulman | Muslim |
| une preuve | proof, (piece of) evidence |
| le trottoir | sidewalk |
| hoya | literally "brother" in Arabic, but used when talking to any man, somewhere between "buddy" and "sir" |
| c'est qu'une, on rentre pas |
informal negation |
| The Riots in France,
part I /
part 2 /
part 3 French Listening Comprehension Exercise |
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Audio report courtesy of La Guinguette |
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| Listening Index The Language Behind the Riots | ||||
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