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La Fête des Voisins

"Neighbours' Day"
French C1 dictation exercise

Learn about this fairly recent celebration of French origin.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "se dérouler", "une commune", "au fil de...", "servir de [quelque chose]", "remporter du succès", "s'exporter", "jusqu'à + [infinitif]", "les relations de voisinage", "tisser du lien", "la précarité", "s'assurer que + [Subjonctif]", "se vouloir", "quiconque".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-05

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: Préposition, Verbe irrégulier, Le Présent (Indicatif)
Let me take a look at that...