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En attendant bébé...

"Waiting for baby..."
French B1 dictation exercise

Grégory and his partner Lisa are getting ready for the baby.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "la grossesse", "c'est-à-dire", "la dernière ligne droite", "tant attendu/e", "avoir droit à", "les nausées matinales", "se concentrer sur", "un berceau", "une table à langer", "Winnie l'Ourson", "un compagnon", "se charger de", "une poussette", "dernier cri", "comme un coq en pâte".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-12

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: Pronom réfléchi, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Adjectif
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