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Vive la Fête de la Musique !

"Hurray for Music Day!"
French A2 dictation exercise

Lucas explains to his friend Samia what "la Fête de la Musique" is in France.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "avoir des plans", "la Fête de la Musique", "une célébration", "avoir lieu", "célébrer", "partout", "avoir l'air [+ adj.]", "les gens", "se promener dans la rue", "où", "un musicien", "jouer de la musique", "un concert", "c'est l'occasion de [+infinitif]", "faire la fête", "tous ensemble", "avoir trop envie de", "y (=there) aller".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2024-06-20

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), Verbes avec -OIR, Verbe irrégulier
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