Emmanuel Moire et la comédie musicale "Le Roi Soleil"

"Emmanuel Moire and "The Sun King" musical"
French B2 dictation exercise

Gabriel and Alice are chatting about the reboot of "Le Roi Soleil", a popular French musical from the 2000s.

Learn more about "Le Roi Soleil" here 

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une comédie musicale", "rappeler [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "à quel point...", "marquer [quelqu'un]", "emblématique", "réussir à [faire]", "convaincre [quelqu'un]", "accompagner [quelqu'un]", "un.e fan inconditionnel.le", "interpréter [un rôle]", "en tout cas", "un engouement", "une tournée", "faire un tabac (exp.)", "reprendre le rôle-titre", "révéler [quelqu'un]", "s'y prendre trop tard pour [faire]", "il reste [quelque chose]", "en vente", "vu que...", "se poursuivre".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-11-13

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
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Pronom d'objet direct, Pronom d'objet indirect, L'Imparfait (Indicatif)
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