Determines listening purpose(s) and speaker intention(s) from a number of options, with teacher support.

Anticipates the information a presentation might contain by labeling possible content sentences with oui or non, e.g.,

Activates prior knowledge about a topic using sentences from a list of possible prior experiences (e.g., Un voyage : Il y a des montagnes en Alberta. On peut prendre le train jusqu'à Vancouver.).

Establishes connections to own experiences using sentences from a list of possible situations (e.g., J'ai voyagé au Québec. J'ai voyagé en Alberta. J'ai voyagé aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest.).

Establishes connections to a previous conversation, presentation, audio recording, or video clip using a recall of related features (e.g., title, author, characters, topic, details, or background information).

Chooses listening or viewing strategies relevant to an anticipated listening or viewing experience.

Uses comprehension aids (e.g., word walls, posters, or familiar phrases).

Develops own understanding of a conversation or presentation (e.g., by identifying cognates, familiar words, key thematic words, previously learned expressions, or by skipping unknown words or phrases).

Interprets spoken language with several auditory and visual context clues (e.g., facial expression, intonation, rate of speech, loudness or softness of speech, hand gestures, or body language).

Asks for repetitions of parts of a French audio recording, video, or spoken presentation (e.g., Répétez, s'il vous plaît.).

Requests clarification of parts of a presentation, audio recording, or video using questions (e.g., Qu'est-ce que le mot __ veut dire? Est-ce que ce mot est un mot-ami?).

Shares key strategies that were used for facilitating comprehension of a listening viewing experience in a French sentence, such as Aujourd'hui, j'ai utilisé les stratégies suivantes : la vérification et la clarification.

Verifies accuracy of anticipatory statements made about content of a viewing or listening experience with a French sentence (e.g., Oui, on parle de différents athlètes canadiens. Non, on ne parle pas d'athlètes américains.).

Represents the main idea of a listening experience (e.g., with sketches, graphic representations, French sentences, or story maps).

Summarizes a listening or viewing experience using several familiar French sentences (e.g., Le film a présenté plusieurs premiers ministres du Canada. Les premiers ministres francophones ont été Pierre Elliot Trudeau et Sir Wilfrid Laurier.).

Answers several questions about a listening or viewing experience using familiar French sentences (e.g., Qui sont les personnages célèbres dans le film? Les personnages célèbres sont Chantal Kreviazuk et Avril Lavigne.).

Reflects, with teacher support, on a list of useful listening strategies, why they were used, and which strategies could be used next time (e.g., Quelles stratégies m'ont aidé? Qu'est-ce que j'ai trouvé difficile? Quelles stratégies est-ce que je peux utiliser la prochaine fois?).

Self-evaluates own understanding of the main idea of the listening or viewing experience using reflective questions.