Comment améliorer sa dissertation en Histoire

"How to improve your History essay"
French C1 dictation exercise

Pauline and her History teacher discuss what she can do to improve her grades.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une dissertation", "une copie", "X sur 20 [re: grading system in France is usually out of 20]", "profondément", "décourager [quelqu'un]", "avoir l'impression de [faire]", "structurer [quelque chose]", "un propos", "être désolé.e que + [Subjonctif]", "affecter [quelqu'un]", "à ce point", "suffire de [faire]", "l'ordre chronologique", "interpréter", "un enjeu", "rigoureux", "un raisonnement", "insuffisant.e", "approfondir [quelque chose]", "un lien", "de l'époque", "démontrer [quelque chose]", "les rapports [entre... et ...]", "une analyse", "une crise", "la bipolarisation", "le bac d'Histoire (examen)", "s'inspirer de [quelque chose]", "articuler [quelque chose]".

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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