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Un mariage sous la neige

"A snowbound wedding"
French C1 dictation exercise

Carole and Fernand remember a wedding where snow was an unwelcome guest!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "prendre au dépourvu", "festoyer", "la salle des fêtes", "avoir la moindre idée", "battre son plein", "au petit matin", "le témoin (mariage)", "éberlué.e", "reprendre de plus belle", "délivrer", "des noces", "ma minette", "ah ça !", "je ne te le fais pas dire".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2023-01-03

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: Pronom d'objet direct, Pronom d'objet indirect, L'Imparfait (Indicatif)
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