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Jour d'élection en France

"On election day in France"
French B1 dictation exercise

Géraldine and Olivier are meeting outside the polling station.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "le dépouillement (voting)", "compliqué.e", "être inscrit.e sur...", "une liste électorale", "la carte d'identité", "penser à [quelque chose]", "procéder à [quelque chose]", "un décompte", "vérifier", "le bulletin (vote)", "annoncer [quelque chose] à voix haute", "un candidat", "être transmis.e à...", "la préfecture", "avoir hâte de + [infinitif]", "obtenir", "une voix (vote)".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-07-04

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 Futur Simple (Indicatif), Verbe irrégulier, Préposition
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