[susan53]

I use recorded material a lot, in the cr and outside. One of the advantages of DVDs are the subtitles. As a regular part of their homework I get my int + students to choose a DVD and work on it 3 times a week. The first day they watch 10 mins (minimum)with English audio and English subtitles; the second the watch the same ten mins without subtitles, plus the next ten mins with; the third day they watch the last ten mins without and the next with - and so on. I've done it myself to help me improve my understanding of French, and it's really useful.