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Le jeu télévisé "Des chiffres et des lettres"

"TV game show "Des chiffres et des lettres""
French C1 dictation exercise

Learn about one of the longest-running TV game shows in the world.

To learn more about the show, click here. 

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "un jeu télévisé", "en diffusion (émission)", "quasiment", "interrompu.e", "à l'origine", "une épreuve de vocabulaire / de calcul", "ajouter [quelque chose] à [quelque chose]", "bien que + [Subjonctif]", "au fil des décennies", "il s'agit de...", "tirer [quelque chose] de manière aléatoire", "un nombre entier", "effectuer une opération", "quoique + [Subjonctif]", "une itération", "être diffusé.e (émission)", "et ce".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2026-09-24

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), Conjonction de subordination, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif)
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