La Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de Yamoussoukro

"Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix in Yamoussoukro"
French C1 dictation exercise

Discover the largest church in the world, located in the administrative capital of Ivory Coast.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "se rendre [quelque part]", "une basilique", "ivoirien/ne (Côte d'Ivoire)", "battre un record", "bâtir", "se targuer de", "un édifice", "chrétien/ne", "dépasser", "un dôme", "une barre", "l'acier galvanisé", "culminer à", "les vitraux", "un chef-d'œuvre".

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
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