These listening activities for Key Stage 2 (age 7-11) have been produced by members of the Languages in Primary Schools (LiPS) Facebook group. It was recognised that there aren't many good quality listening activities available for primary languages, and teachers also wanted their pupils to have the opportunity to hear different voices.

We hope you enjoy using these activities in your lessons.

With many thanks to: Leti, Laurène, Noelia, Esther, Lisa and Sara

Please note: These audio resources are subject to copyright, and you should only use them for non-commercial purposes in your teaching or training environment. Please see our copyright statement for more information.

FRENCH

Phonics - ien / ienne minimal pairs
(PDF 30 KB)
added 07.07.21

Phonics - find the silent letters
(PDF 26 KB)
added 07.07.21

Grammar - tick masculine or feminine
(PDF 55 KB)
added 07.07.21

Greetings - fill in the missing vowels
(PDF 41 KB)
added 07.07.21

Numbers 1-10 - fill in the quantities on the shopping list
(PDF 601 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1 MB)
added 20.05.21

Numbers 1 to 16 - circle the right number
(PDF 40 KB)
added 01.09.22

Age - fill in the ages of the people speaking (numbers 2-12)
(PDF 47 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 939 KB)
added 20.05.21

Numbers - fill in the number of animals (1-39)
(PDF 211 KB)
added 07.07.21

Numbers - circle the correct number (1-39)
(PDF 41 KB)
added 07.07.21

Colours - listen and circle the colour that isn't mentioned
(PDF 640 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 26 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.7 MB)
added 20.05.21

Colours - count how many times certain colours are mentioned
(PDF 550 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 24 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.8 MB)
added 20.05.21

Colours - listen and write down the letter of the colour mentioned
(MS PowerPoint 622 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 20 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.3 MB)
added 20.05.21

Classroom objects - true or false
(PDF 260 KB)
added 08.08.23

Classroom objects - put in order
(PDF 43 KB)
added 08.08.23

Food or drink? - tick the right column
(PDF 87 KB)
added 07.07.21

Food and drink - find the errors
(PDF 513 KB)
added 07.07.21

Family - tick the words that you hear
(PDF 61 KB)
added 07.07.21

Family - slalom listening
(PDF 222 KB)
added 07.07.21

Les copains de Léa - minisite
Information about this resource
(PDF 64 KB)
Les copains de Léa listening resource and transcript
(PDF 254 KB)
added 25.01.22

Pets - put the pets in the right order
(PDF 40 KB)
added 07.07.21

Pets - tick the pet that you hear
(PDF 155 KB)
added 07.07.21

Pets - fill in how many of each pet
(PDF 634 KB)
added 07.07.21

Animals at the zoo - listen and fill in the correct numbers
(PDF 228 KB)
added 01.09.22

Birthdays - find the errors
(PDF 766 KB)
added 01.09.22

Weather - circle the weather you hear
(PDF 4.2 MB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.4 MB)
added 08.06.21

Weather - find the errors in the forecasts
(PDF 37 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1 MB)
added 08.06.21

Hair and eyes - circle the right word
(PDF 50 KB)
added 01.09.22

Hair and eyes - tick the grid
(PDF 64 KB)
added 01.09.22

Parts of the body - count how many times you hear them
(PDF 511 KB)
added 01.09.22

Sports - find the difference in the sentences
(PDF 37 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.1 MB)
added 08.06.21

Sports - tick the grid to show what the people do
(PDF 74 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1 MB)
added 08.06.21

Sports - are the opinion sentences correct?
(PDF 883 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.1 MB)
added 08.06.21

In town - tick the words that you hear
(PDF 99 KB)
added 07.07.21

SPANISH

Phonics - vowels minimal pairs
(PDF 28 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 17 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1 MB)
added 03.06.21

Phonics - the [x] sound
(PDF 46 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 2 MB)
added 08.06.21

Phonics - the ñ
(PDF 169 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.1 MB)
added 08.06.21

Phonics - ie or ei ?
(PDF 42 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.8 MB)
added 23.06.21

Saying your name - fill in the missing vowels
(PDF 50 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.8 MB)
added 03.06.21

Greetings - true or false?
(PDF 224 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 902 KB)
added 23.06.21

Greetings - faulty echo
(PDF 51 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.4 MB)
added 23.06.21

Numbers 1-10 - fill in the quantities on the shopping list
(PDF 360 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.1 MB)
added 18.05.21

Numbers 1-39 - circle the right number
(PDF 43 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1 MB)
added 23.06.21

Numbers 1 to 15 - circle the right number
(PDF 39 KB)
added 01.09.22

Age - fill in the ages of the people speaking (numbers 2-12)
(PDF 63 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 2.2 MB)
added 18.05.21

Colours - listen and circle the colour that is not mentioned
(PDF 166 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 21 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 2.5 MB)
added 18.05.21

Colours - count how many times certain colours are mentioned
(PDF 186 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 23 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 3.3 MB)
added 18.05.21

Colours - listen and write down the letter of the colour mentioned
(MS PowerPoint 1.7 MB)
Transcript
(MS Word 20 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 2.25 MB)
added 18.05.21

Grammar - masculine or feminine? (indefinite articles included)
(PDF 57 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.3 MB)
added 23.06.21

Grammar - masculine or feminine? (nouns only)
(PDF 53 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 962 KB)
added 23.06.21

Question or not a question?
(PDF 30 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1 MB)
added 23.06.21

Family - minimal pairs
(PDF 67 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio File
(MP3 2.6 MB)
added 03.06.21

Family - name and age slalom listening
(PDF 217 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 17 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 983 KB)
added 08.06.21

Family - find the differences
(PDF 34 KB)
added 07.07.21

Pets - circle the pet you hear
(PDF 148 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.1 MB)
added 03.06.21

Pets - put the words in order
(PDF 38 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 2 MB)
added 03.06.21

Pets - write in the numbers of pets that the people have
(PDF 631 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.7 MB)
added 08.06.21

How many animals? (numbers 1-39)
(PDF 216 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.4 MB)
added 23.06.21

Days and months - find the word
(MS PowerPoint 46 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.6 MB)
added 23.06.21

Birthdays - find the errors
(PDF 767 KB)
added 01.09.22

Food and drink - is it food or drink?
(PDF 61 KB)
Transcript A (simpler)
(MS Word 19 KB)
Transcript B (more complex)
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file A (simpler)
(MP3 1.2 MB)
Audio file B (more complex)
(MP3 1.3 MB)
added 08.06.21

Food and drink - find the errors in the orders
(PDF 122 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 910 KB)
added 08.06.21

Food and drink - what does the person eat/drink each day?
(PDF 253 KB)
added 07.07.21

Weather - circle the weather you hear
(PDF 4 MB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.4 MB)
added 03.06.21

Weather - find the errors in the forecast
(PDF 29 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1 MB)
added 03.06.21

Personal description - fill in the missing o's and a's
(PDF 48 KB)
added 07.07.21

Personal description - tick the right words
(PDF 28 KB)
aded 07.07.21

Personal description - tick the grid to show what you've heard
(PDF 44 KB)
added 07.07.21

The body - count how many times you hear the words
(PDF 435 KB)
added 07.07.21

Sports - find the difference in the sentences
(PDF 32 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.5 MB)
added 03.06.21

Sports - tick the grid to show what the people do
(PDF 66 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.5 MB)
added 03.06.21

Sports - are the opinion sentences correct?
(PDF 885 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 1.4 MB)
added 03.06.21

In town - put the places in order
(PDF 52KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 19 KB)
Audio file
(MP3 2.3 MB)
added 23.06.21

Describing your town - circle the words you hear
(PDF 112 KB)
Transcript
(MS Word 18 KB)
Audio files
(MP3 1.9 MB)
added 08.06.21

Se puede + infinitives - 3 activities
(PDF 102 KB)
added 25.01.22