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Le plateau de l'Atalaye à Biarritz

"The Atalaye plateau in Biarritz"
French B2 dictation exercise

Listen to this radio ad about visiting Biarritz's Atalaye plateau with a tourist guide.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "être féru.e de [quelque chose]", "basque", "faire part de", "un point de vue", "côtier.ère", "être juché.e sur", "un plateau (géographie)", "offrir une vue", "à couper le souffle", "s'écraser (les vagues)", "une falaise", "juste en-dessous de", "aux côtés de", "aller à la découverte de", "biarrot/un Biarrot (de Biarritz)", "guetter", "un géant", "un marinier", "un chasseur de baleine", "une seconde de plus", "se plonger dans".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2023-06-27

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, Adjectif, Le Futur Simple (Indicatif)
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