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Les marais salants de Guérande

"Guérande's salt marshes"
French B2 dictation exercise

Henri really enjoyed his family trip to the salt marshes in Guérande, in northwestern France.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "la côte ouest", "faire un road trip", "marquer", "les marais salants", "auparavant", "à perte de vue", "une mosaïque", "un bassin d'eau salée", "un paludier", "un œillet", "remonter à", "marin.e", "être propice à", "l'exposition à", "un site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2023-06-05

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