La ménagerie de Charles

"Charles's animal menagerie"
French A1 dictation exercise

My cousin Charles lives with many lovely pets!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "un cousin", "adorer", "un animal/des animaux", "comme", "la campagne", "parfait.e", "un animal de compagnie", "un chien/une chienne", "un chat", "un lapin", "un hamster", "un cochon d'Inde", "un poisson rouge", "joli.e", "une souris", "même", "une tarentule", "appelé.e", "bien s'entendre", "jouer", "souvent", "ensemble", "fier.ère", "une famille".

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
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