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Un 25 décembre en famille

"25th December with family"
French B2 dictation exercise

In Elsa's family, December 25 is a lazy post-Christmas day.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "le Réveillon", "les douze coups de minuit", "le farniente", "majeur/e", "somnoler", "la veille au soir", "il est d'usage que + Subjonctif", "quant à", "se goinfrer de", "une friandise", "gigantesque", "un plateau de fruits de mer".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-20

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 Présent (Indicatif), Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Verbe irrégulier
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