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Les plages du Débarquement

"D-Day beaches"
French B1 dictation exercise

Geoffrey is planning a historical trip to Normandy's D-Day beaches.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "le Débarquement", "tous les deux", "être passionné.e de", "donc", "un séjour", "se plonger dans", "une guerre mondiale", "se rendre [quelque part]", "remonter la côte (mer)", "passer par", "une étape", "s'arrêter", "un cimetière militaire", "se recueillir", "une tombe", "la folie".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-04

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 Futur Simple (Indicatif), Préposition, Verbes réguliers avec -ER
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