Visite guidée de Saint-Germain-des-Prés

"Guided tour of Saint-Germain-des-Prés"
French C1 dictation exercise

Amélie, a tour guide, is taking a group of tourists on her guided tour of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, starting at the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "emblématique", "se trouver [quelque part]", "un édifice", "être fondé.e (monument)", "la renommée de [quelque chose]", "tenir à [quelque chose]", "l'effervescence", "la Seconde Guerre mondiale", "se forger", "à deux pas de [quelque chose]", "fréquenter [un lieu]", "bon nombre de [choses]", "mentionner [quelque chose]", "voir le jour (exp.)", "s'enorgueillir de [faire]", "avoir (ses) habitudes [quelque part]", "un philosophe", "écourter [quelque chose]", "s'imprégner de [quelque chose]", "un charme d'antan", "révéler [quelque chose]".

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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