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La Serre aux Papillons

"The Butterfly House"
French B1 dictation exercise

Julien tells Sabine about visiting the interesting Butterfly House.

Here's a video of La Serre aux Papillons : Enjoy ! 

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une serre", "entendre parler de", "une commune", "un papillon", "en liberté", "les mètres carré", "reproduire", "tropical/e", "l'humidité", "accommoder", "une espèce", "être habitué à", "observer de près".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-05

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: Préposition, Le Présent (Indicatif), Le Passé Composé (Indicatif)
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