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Chansons d'amour : classiques ou modernes ?

"Love songs: classic or modern?"
French A2 dictation exercise

Ophélie and Léa discuss their different tastes in love songs, comparing old versus modern French hits.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "trouver [quelque chose]", "vieux/vieille", "une chanson d'amour", "un ordinateur", "passer (du temps) à [faire]", "écouter [quelque chose]", "du coup", "redécouvrir [quelque chose]", "tout le temps", "triste", "les paroles (chanson)", "tellement", "préférer [quelque chose]", "moderne", "par exemple", "car...", "un style", "original", "joyeux", "dépendre de [quelque chose]", "une génération".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-02-10

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: Genre féminin, Pluriel, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif)
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