Des mamans animales protectrices

"Protective animal mothers"
French B1 dictation exercise

Olivia is sharing facts about animal mothers that she learned watching a nature documentary.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "superbe", "un documentaire animalier", "une maman animale", "une éléphante", "un petit (animaux)", "vivre en groupe", "matriarcal.e", "permettre à [quelqu'un] de [faire]", "s'entraider", "protéger", "un éléphanteau", "remarquer", "un kangourou", "garder", "une poche", "se situer", "couvrir [quelque chose]", "une mamelle (animal)", "une ourse", "agressif.ve", "s'approcher de [quelque chose]", "un ourson", "un comportement", "fascinant.e", "de toutes [ses] forces".

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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