La vie de ma grand-mère Rosa

"My grandmother Rosa's life"
French B1 dictation exercise

Anita tells us about her grandmother's challenging life as a Spanish immigrant to France.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "quitter [un pays]", "pendant", "la guerre civile", "n'être encore que...", "presque rien", "travailler dur", "d'abord", "un emploi", "une usine textile", "abandonner", "réussir à [faire]" , "obtenir une nationalité", "élever [quelqu'un]", "seul.e", "un modèle de [quelque chose]", "la persévérance", "une fête", "ému.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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