Les fromages français : un patrimoine à défendre

"French cheeses: a heritage worth protecting"
French C1 dictation exercise

Journalist Maurice Provot is talking to Bérénice Valance, a French master cheese maker, about France's long tradition of cheese making.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "recevoir [quelqu'un]", "une maître-fromagère", "un restaurant étoilé", "l'assiette du dimanche", "faire partie intégrante de [quelque chose]", "eh bien", "un terroir", "climatique", "géographique", "contribuer à [faire]", "benéficier de [quelque chose]", "une appellation d'origine protégée/une AOP", "concrètement", "certifier [quelque chose]", "affiner [un fromage]", "garantir [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "un consommateur", "une authenticité", "reproduire [quelque chose]", "ailleurs", "transmettre un message à [quelqu'un]", "le patrimoine fromager", "la standardisation", "s'accélérer", "prendre conscience de [quelque chose]", "un savoir-faire", "merci infiniment", "un échange", "savoureux", "instructif".

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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