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Premier échange linguistique

"First language exchange"
French B1 dictation exercise

Claire has just arrived at her host family's house.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "faire bon voyage", "un vol", "bien se passer", "un échange linguistique", "avouer que...", "nerveux.euse", "car", "avoir des lacunes en [quelque chose]", "la grammaire", "avoir l'air", "(être) à l'aise", "surtout", "s'inquiéter", "aider [quelqu'un]", "rassurer [quelqu'un]", "voilà", "laisser [quelqu'un] [faire]", "défaire ses valises", "prêt.e.", "rejoindre [quelqu'un]", "présenter [quelqu'un] à [quelqu'un]", "le reste de [quelque chose]".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-08-05

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 Présent (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet indirect
Let me take a look at that...