Le Parlement français

"French Parliament"
French C1 dictation exercise

Erica, a specialist of French institutions, explains the French Parliament to Charlotte's audience.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "le Parlement / l'Assemblée nationale / le Sénat", "être composé.e de", "une chambre (legislative body)", "un député", "être élu.e au suffrage universel direct", "une institution", "avoir le dernier mot", "en cas de", "un désaccord", "ce dernier", "le processus législatif", "un sénateur/une sénatrice", "quant à...", "être nommé", "un collège électoral", "veiller à ce que + [Subjonctif]", "une collectivité territoriale", "être pris.e en compte", "être adopté.e (loi)", "mettre en œuvre", "concis.e".

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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