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Les Fleurs du Mal

""Les Fleurs du Mal""
French C1 dictation exercise

Learn about French poet Baudelaire's conception of beauty and poetry.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "à contre-courant", "bohème", "un recueil de poèmes", "afficher une ambition", "sertir", "faire partie intégrante de", "assimiler à", "la déchéance", "avoir pour objet [quelque chose]", "au tournant de".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-20

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: Le Présent (Indicatif), Verbe irrégulier, Le Subjonctif Présent
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