Un rêve de boulangerie-pâtisserie

"Dreaming of a French bakery-pastry shop"
French B1 dictation exercise

Henri and Fiona daydream about visiting a French bakery one day.

+ Bakery vocabulary in French

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "en premier", "foncer [quelque part]", "tout à fait", "commencer par [faire]", "admirer", "une vitrine", "être rempli.e de [quelque chose]", "une pâtisserie", "appétissant.e", "pousser [quelque chose]", "l'eau à la bouche (exp.)", "une odeur", "d'abord", "une viennoiserie", "un palmier (viennoiserie)", "déguster [quelque chose]", "rêver de [faire]", "goûter [quelque chose]", "un mille-feuille", "une tartelette au citron meringuée", "Miam !", "le café", "une religieuse (pâtisserie)", "un délice".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2025-09-18

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 Conditionnel Présent, Le Futur Simple (Indicatif), Préposition
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