Coluche, chouchou des Français

"Coluche, French people's favourite"
French C1 dictation exercise

The French comedian is still much loved in France, 30 years after his death.

To learn more about Coluche, click here.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "démenti/e", "une rediffusion", "un sketch", "une salopette", "l'humour caustique", "rester gravé", "au-delà de", "les démunis", "demeurer", "une association caritative", "nul doute que", "être d'actualité".

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
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