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Témoignage de la prise de la Bastille

"An Account of the Storming of the Bastille"
French B1 dictation exercise

Marceau and Pierre discuss their involvement in the Storming of the Bastille.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "se souvenir de [quelque chose]", "assiéger [un endroit]", "une prison royale", "oublier [quelque chose]", "changer [quelque chose]", "la vie", "la veille", "une barricade", "une tranchée", "des centaines de [choses]", "envahir [un endroit]", "dégénéner (une situation)", "une bataille", "subir une blessure", "faire mal à [quelqu'un]", "un garde", "baisser les armes", "un épisode", "le reste de [quelque chose]", "se soulever (révolution)", "refaire [quelque chose]", "sans hésiter".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-07-08

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 Passé Composé (Indicatif), Participe passé, Verbes réguliers avec -ER
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