L'indépendance financière des femmes mariées en France

"Married women's financial independence in France"
French C1 dictation exercise

Louana and Françoise discuss when French married women started to become financially independent.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "ah bon ?", "eh bien", "consentir à [quelque chose]", "gérer [quelque chose]", "considérer [quelque chose]", "gérer ses finances", "toute.s seule.s", "poser problème", "permettre à [quelqu'un] de [faire]", "intervenir", "émanciper [quelqu'un]", "un.e conjoint.e", "évoluer", "il reste du chemin".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-09-19

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: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Le Subjonctif Présent, Mode subjonctif
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