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Au barbecue

"At the barbecue"
French A2 dictation exercise

Stéphane and Aline have a chat around the barbecue.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "allumer [quelque chose]", "un barbecue", "utiliser [quelque chose]", "le charbon de bois", "le feu", "prendre (feu)", "apporter [quelque chose]", "une brochette", "penser à [quelque chose]", "le halloumi", "un invité", "végétarien", "poser [quelque chose]", "tout", "la terrasse", "d'abord", "griller [quelque chose]", "une saucisse", "réclamer [quelque chose]", "une chipolata", "dans ce cas", "se servir un verre".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2025-07-03

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: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Le Présent (Indicatif), Préposition
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