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Mon année sabbatique

"My gap year"
French B1 dictation exercise

Gaspard has big plans for his gap year before university.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "le bac (=Baccalauréat)", "une année sabbatique", "les études supérieures", "un/e pote", "le lycée", "tellement de", "un endroit", "se consacrer à [faire]", "un/e volontaire", "une organisation caritative", "se rendre utile", "sûr/e", "inoubliable", "la manière de [faire]".

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 Futur Simple (Indicatif), Genre féminin, Genre masculin
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