Flash Info !

"Breaking News!"
French C1 dictation exercise

Follow a last-minute news report on live TV.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "interrompre", "un flash info", "une évasion", "être en cours", "un correspondant local", "un.e multirécidiviste", "un centre pénitentiaire", "purger une peine de prison", "écoper de (prison)", "la prison ferme", "un braquage à main armée", "sécurisé", "se poser (avion)", "une cour de promenade", "redécoller".

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 Présent (Indicatif), Préposition, Le Subjonctif Présent
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