Un petit cadeau de Noël

"A small Christmas present"
French A1 dictation exercise

Shop assistant Lili is helping Olivier choose a Christmas gift for his mother.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "chercher [quelque chose]", "un cadeau", "une sélection", "un ami", "pour [quelqu'un]", "une mère", "le rouge", "le jardinage", "très bien", "plusieurs", "un choix", "un pull", "la laine", "les gants de jardinage", "prendre [quelque chose]", "parce que", "un prix imbattable", "Joyeux Noël !".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-12-11

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: Le Présent (Indicatif), Adjectif, Pluriel
Thinking...