L'allocation de rentrée des classes en France

"The back-to-school allowance in France"
French B2 dictation exercise

Noémie and Aline are talking about the back-to-school allowance they receive from the French government every year.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "recevoir une allocation", "l'allocation de rentrée des classes", "toucher [une aide]", "la mi-août", "les fournitures scolaires", "couvrir (des dépenses)", "l'inflation", "un article", "se procurer [quelque chose]", "un montant", "suffisant.e", "pour l'instant", "entrer à l'école", "le lycée", "dépasser un budget", "se fixer [quelque chose]", "agacer [quelqu'un]", "un soupçon", "peser sur [quelqu'un]", "au sujet de [quelque chose]", "dépenser [quelque chose]", "un écran plat", "un smartphone", "précieux.se", "faire un choix", "drastique", "boucler son budget".

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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