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Un temps de chien !

"Lousy weather!"
French B2 dictation exercise

On that day, a storm was coming...

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "lugubre", "s'accumuler", "obscurcir", "une menace", "un éclair", "déchirer", "le tonnerre", "résonner", "se déchaîner", "un volet", "à l'abri", "les éléments".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-03-13

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: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Mode subjonctif, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif)
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