Grandir dans les années 90 en France

"Growing up in the 90s in France"
French C1 dictation exercise

Claire and Julien are chatting about their lives growing up in France in the 90s.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "se rendre compte", "à quel point", "un smartphone", "se divertir", "le moyen de [faire]", "une émission de divertissement", "une publicité", "avoir hâte", "la cour de récré(ation)", "suffire à [faire]", "rendre [quelqu'un] + [adjectif]", "par contre", "appétissant.e", "obsédé.e", "un gratin", "une fondue", "un micro-ondes", "flambant neuf", "embaumer [quelque chose] d'une odeur", "écœurant.e", "la graisse", "fondu.e", "obtenir [quelque chose]", "face à face", "tourner".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-11-06

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, Adjectif
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