Turn the animated short Mr. Indifferent into a complete Level 2 French Movie Talk listening lesson about kindness, helping others, and personal change. This ready-to-use French comprehensible input resource includes a teacher script, pre- and post-viewing worksheets, comprehension questions, a running dictation activity, the video link, and an answer key.

Mr. Indifferent isn’t a villain—he simply doesn’t care about anyone around him. He ignores a woman trying to catch an elevator and steps aside as a shopping cart rolls down the sidewalk. But when an older woman unexpectedly forces him to notice other people, his behavior begins to change.

What causes Mr. Indifferent to change his ways? What can his story teach students about kindness and helping others?

LEVEL AND ADAPTABILITY

This French Movie Talk is suitable for Level 2 French students. You can also adapt the teacher script for more advanced learners by adding details, expanding the discussion, or asking students to retell and rewrite the story.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Pre-viewing student worksheet

• Post-viewing worksheet with comprehension questions

• Teacher instruction page

• Link to the animated video

• Complete French Movie Talk story script

• Running dictation activity

• Answer key

TARGET VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES

• ne l’aide pas

• perd

• marche

USE THIS RESOURCE FOR

• Level 2 French listening comprehension

• French comprehensible input

• Movie Talk or ClipChat instruction

• A kindness or helping-others unit

• A volunteering or community unit

• Story sequencing and retelling

• Class discussion

• A ready-to-use French lesson

The complete lesson provides approximately 50 minutes of instruction and gives students multiple opportunities to listen, read, respond, discuss, and demonstrate comprehension.

Preview the animated short here:

https://youtu.be/qLGNj-xrgvY

Give students an engaging story with a meaningful message while saving yourself the time required to prepare the script, worksheets, questions, activities, and answers.

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