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À la pêche aux coques

"Fishing for cockles"
French B2 dictation exercise

Amélie and her brother Bruno love fishing for cockles on Normandy beaches.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une coque", "pêcher", "un mollusque", "la chair", "la marée", "se retirer", "s'étendre à perte de vue", "armé/e de", "ouvrir l'œil", "repérer", "creuser", "relâcher", "la récolte", "se renouveler".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-07-06

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: Préposition, Le Présent (Indicatif), Le Subjonctif Présent
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