Les grèves et les manifestations en France

"Strikes and demonstrations in France"
French B2 dictation exercise

Alex moved to Paris from the USA for work last year. He is chatting with his French friend Emma about strikes in France.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to move to [a place]", "to work from home", "at least", "either...or...", "a strike", "public transport", "a demonstration", "in the centre of Paris", "regularity", "an event", "astonishing", "to surprise [someone]", "a foreigner", "to happen frequently", "to protest (demonstration)", "[to do] so much", "the government", "discontent", "unfair", "Also....(furthermore)", to contest [something]", "a law".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-03-13

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), Préposition, L'Imparfait (Indicatif)
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