Le Cinema
Build your vocabulary around cinema and get the latest news on French films.
Cinema Français FLE
http://www.cinemafrancais-fle.com/ Added: 15 Jul 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notesPedagogical website with a guide on how to use French cinema in the classroom. Teachers will also find quiz games and transcripts of some movies famous scenes. Good section on cinema history in France.
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- SC
- French
Strand: Reading
Strand unit: Culture
Suggestions for use: Lots of starting points here. Do a Quiz - research French cinema history - read a transcript from a film.
Le cinema français
http://www.cinema-francais.fr/ Added: 15 Jul 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: ReferenceMassive listing of French films, awards, actors. Includes latest releases and gives full production listing. Useful to give students a sense of the size of the industry in France and the deep cultural importance.
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- SC
- French
Strand: Reading
Strand unit: Culture
Suggestions for use: Get the students to research a particular film or year. They should write a brief description f the film and the cast.
Allociné
http://www.allocine.fr/ Added: 15 Jul 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: OtherLatest movie news and reviews as well as features, biographies, references, technical info and archives.
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- SC
- French
Strand: Reading
Strand unit: Culture
Suggestions for use: Explore a recent film. Give a brief synopsis and say if it got a good review.
Festival de Cannes
http://www.festival-cannes.fr/fr.html Added: 15 Jul 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type:Official site of the Cannes Film Festival. Includes all the information about the festival and its adjudication system as well as information about the films shortlisted for awards. Lots of images and the site is also available through english.
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- SC
- French
Strand: Reading
Strand unit: Culture
Suggestions for use: Set students specific tasks and tell them to make a mock tweet about the task. For instance who won the various awards? How are films adjudged? what celebrities were present?
Entres les Murs - dossier pédagogique
http://cinema-fle.wikispaces.com/file/view/dossier-entrelesmurs.pdf Added: 15 Jul 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Lesson PlanComplete dossier on the high-progile film from 2008. Includes a short synopsis and detailed class discussion points aimed at different subjects including those learning french language.
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- SC
- French
Strand: Reading
Strand unit: Culture
Suggestions for use: Higher level students might be able to tacklethe questions in the dossier.
Les Profs
http://languagesinitiative.ie/mainm...s-comedie-tous-publics#.U9DLDkBOV8E Added: 24 Jul 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notes / Audio / VideoA general synopsis and some YouTube links to promotional clips from the French comedy 'Les Profs' about a failed school that tries to overcome its problems by recruiting some unusual teachers.
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- SC
- French
Strand: Listening
Strand unit: French Language
Suggestions for use: The pedagogical link at the bottom of this page may have some useful exercises for this resource.