Honorer le passé

"Honouring the past"
French C1 dictation exercise

Amélie is asking her grandad why he attends remembrance ceremonies every year.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "assister à [quelque chose]", "une commémoration", "combattre", "un arrière-grand-père/une arrière-grand-mère", "se battre", "les tranchées", "s'engager", "un conflit meurtrier", "être mobilisé.e", "décéder", "un armistice", "une oppression".

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: Verbe irrégulier, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Le Subjonctif Présent
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