Les spécialités de ma région, la Bourgogne

"Specialties from my region, Burgundy"
French B2 dictation exercise

Pierre tells us about several delicious specialties his French region, Burgundy, is known for.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "grandir [quelque part]", "renommé.e pour [quelque chose]", "la gastronomie", "une spécialité", "être sûr.e", "entendre parler de [quelque chose]", "le bœuf bourguignon", "un ragoût", "mijoté.e", "accompagné.e de...", "un champignon", "un lardon", "réconfortant.e", "un escargot de Bourgogne", "le beurre", "l'ail", le persil", "Miam !", "un produit du terroir", "déguster [quelque chose]", "une texture onctueuse", "un parfum", "puissant.e", "un goût délicat", "fruité.e", "incontournable", "une moutarde", "relever [quelque chose] (goût)", "se laisser tenter par [quelque chose]", "un vignoble", "parmi...", "prestigieux".

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
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