Coordonner des travaux de rénovation

"Coordinating home improvement works"
French C1 dictation exercise

Site manager Marc and his main builder Olivier are coordinating the different tasks to renovate an old house.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "les travaux", "une cloison", "un électricien", "un plâtrier", "se mettre au travail", "se rendre [quelque part]", "sur place", "la charpente", "justement", "se faire la réflexion", "recontacter", "le charpentier", "dès que possible", "consolider", "dans les plus brefs délais", "il ne manquerait plus que + [Subjonctif]", "s'effondrer", "un devis", "se charger de [faire]", "faire parvenir [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "un.e propriétaire", "en ce qui concerne...", "un revêtement (travaux)", "rappeler [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "se pencher sur la question".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-02-20

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: Pronom d'objet direct, Le Subjonctif Présent, Mode subjonctif
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