Tata Suzette, la reine du ménage

"Aunty Suzette, the cleaning queen"
French C1 dictation exercise

Benjamin recalls how obsessive his aunty was about cleanliness.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une fée du logis", "sentir le propre", "d'autant que...", "faire régner", "un intérieur (maison)", "demeurer", "impeccablement", "aussitôt que", "déposer [quelqu'un]", "troquer [quelque chose] pour", "flambant neuf/neuve", "des patins à parquet", "empester", "le dépoussiérant", "la cire", "astiquer", "frénétiquement", "enrouler", "une serpillière", "dégouliner", "savonneux.euse", "ne plus être de ce monde", "le détergent", "effleurer".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2023-09-07

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), Pronom d'objet direct, Mode subjonctif
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