Les constructions méconnues de Gustave Eiffel

"Gustave Eiffel's little-known constructions"
French C1 dictation exercise

Podcast host Patricia is chatting with Amandine, an historian, about Gustave Eiffel's less known French constructions.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "en dehors de [quelque chose]", "un ouvrage", "emblématique", "un viaduc", "demeurer (=rester)", "méconnu.e", "à ce jour", "pourtant", "un colosse d'acier", "enjamber [quelque chose]", "un tour de force", "esthétique", "une passerelle", "la mémoire collective", "précoce", "faillir être ...", "démolir", "un jalon", "un pont ferroviaire", "un atelier", "concevoir", "métallique", "dédié.e à", "naval.e", "poser les bases de [quelque chose]".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-08-15

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: Préposition, Le Présent (Indicatif), Pronom relatif
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