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Ma grand-mère, une pâtissière exceptionnelle

"My grandmother, an exceptional baker"
French C1 dictation exercise

Mélanie remembers the summer afternoons she spent watching her grandmother baking delicious treats.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "un mas", "lumineux", "autodidacte", "pétrir", "saupoudrer de", "une passoire", "rincer", "un puits", "étaler", "gorgé de soleil", "une mosaïque".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-05-22

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: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet direct, Adverbe
Thinking...