Deux fêtes nationales importantes dans le monde

"Two important national days in the world"
French B2 dictation exercise

Lola Marchand is interviewing historian Danielle Dupont about the French and US national days and their significance.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "mondial.e", "une fête nationale", "différemment", "dans le monde entier", "symboliser [quelque chose]", "un idéal de [quelque chose]", "la liberté", "l'indépendance", "souhaiter [faire]", "préciser [quelque chose]", "renvoyer à [quelque chose]", "un évènement", "la Prise de la Bastille", "la Fête de la Fédération", "quant à [quelque chose]", "correspondre à [quelque chose]", "la déclaration d'Indépendance", "signé.e", "concernant [quelque chose]", "posséder un caractère officiel", "un défilé militaire", "un feu d'artifice", "un bal populaire", "s'agir de [quelque chose]", "familial.e", "un barbecue", "un pique-nique", "une parade", "avoir lieu", "une démocratie", "évoluer", "une commémoration", "un résultat", "une lutte historique", "montrer", "sans cesse", "défendre [quelque chose]", "une conclusion", "donner à réfléchir".

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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