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Chez le garagiste

"At the garage"
French A2 dictation exercise

Laura brings her car to the garage.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une aide", "démarrer", "la fumée / fumer", "le moteur", "un bruit", "bizarre", "un voyant (voiture)", "s'allumer", "le capot", "voilà !", "vidanger", "remettre", "l'huile", "remarcher", "un soulagement".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2023-01-04

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 Passé Composé (Indicatif), Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Participe passé
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