Au magasin de bricolage

"At the DIY shop"
French B1 dictation exercise

Paul asks the DIY shop assistant for some advice.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "des renseignements", "prévoir de", "adapté/e", "la peinture acrylique", "faire le bonheur de [quelqu'un]", "le double vitrage", "donner sur (fenêtre)", "par où commencer", "un rayon (magasin)", "la menuiserie", "le carrelage", "ravi/e", "conseiller".

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
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