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Rendez-vous au centre-ville

"Let's meet in the city centre [US: downtown]"
French A1 dictation exercise

Julie and her friends all use different means of transport to meet up.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "avoir rendez-vous", "le centre-ville", "loin", "donc / alors", "y (=there) aller", "à pied", "une copine", "en banlieue", "une voiture", "faire du covoiturage", "conduire", "le métro", "se déplacer", "le vélo", "parce que", "plus [+ adj.]", "écolo", "vite", "se dépêcher".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2024-06-20

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 Présent (Indicatif), Préposition, Le Futur Proche (Indicatif)
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