Des vacances à l'étranger

"Holiday [US: vacation] abroad"
French B1 dictation exercise

Mélanie was happy to know some Italian on her holiday [US: vacation]!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une langue", "limité/e", "réviser", "les bases", "un départ", "faire une sieste", "tout bas", "un/une réceptionniste", "grâce à", "une phrase", "sympathiser", "une chambre avec vue".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-12

I'll play you French speech in sections for you to transcribe

  • Start by listening to the whole piece then hit start
  • Play each section and write down what you hear
  • I'll show you correct answers after each for you to mark yourself
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Participe passé
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