Visite de la Nécropole de Douaumont

"Visiting Douaumont National Cemetery"
French B2 dictation exercise

Élise and Léo are chatting about their recent visit to Douaumont National Cemetery in France.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "rien que de [faire]", "bouleversé.e", "tellement", "une tombe", "un endroit/un lieu", "s'attendre à ce que + [Subjonctif]", "franchement", "vaste", "apercevoir", "prendre la mesure de [quelque chose]", "un sacrifice", "un soldat", "de l'époque", "l'ampleur de [quelque chose]", "un ossuaire", "rester gravé.e dans la mémoire", "rendre hommage à [quelqu'un]", "souhaiter que + [Subjonctif]", "se rendre compte de [quelque chose]".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-11-14

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), Adverbe, Le Présent (Indicatif)
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