Listening comprehension strategies
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Recognising specific consonant sounds, such as the 'd' in 'vendent' or the 'ss' in 'finissent', to distinguish between singular and plural subjects when the pronouns 'il' and 'ils' often sound identical before consonants.
Relying entirely on the subject pronoun, listening for a liaison if followed by a vowel, or the surrounding context to determine whether the subject is singular or plural.
Hearing the additional consonant is often the primary way to recognise that the subject is plural rather than singular.
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- Adjective agreement
- Articles and determiners
- Consonant substitutions
- Definite articles
- Grammatical markers
- Impersonal expressions
- Phonetics and pronunciation
- Plurality in spoken French
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