Starmania, l'opéra rock

"Starmania, the rock opera"
French A2 dictation exercise

Learn about one of France's most successful stage musicals of all time.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "un spectacle", "être créé.e", "une comédie musicale", "traditionnel.le", "quelque chose de + [adj.]", "moderne", "un opéra rock", "un Français / un Québécois", "composer [quelque chose]", "écrire [quelque chose]", "les paroles (chanson)", "se passer [quelque part]", "imaginaire", "un futur", "plutôt", "pessimiste", "parler de [quelque chose]", "un thème", "la société", "le prix de la célébrité", "la quête de sens", "culturel.le", "beacoup de [choses]", "un classique", "la variété française".

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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