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En ce jour de Fête des Pères...

"On this Father's Day..."
French C1 dictation exercise

Samuel visits his father's grave on this day, always so special to them both.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "me voilà/voici", "revêtir", "en ce que...", "hors du temps", "l'espace de", "retomber en enfance", "omniscient/e", "se confier à", "avisé", "tomber à point nommé".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-12

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: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet direct, Pronom d'objet indirect
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