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Deux façons de faire les courses

"Two ways of doing your food shopping [US: grocery shopping]"
French C1 dictation exercise

Lola and her grandmother chats about their distinct ways of doing their food shopping [US: groceries].

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "un aliment", "changer la vie de [quelqu'un]", "jusqu'à", "faire gagner un temps fou", "livrer", "se retrouver à [faire]", "de mon temps", "se débrouiller", "à vitesse grand V", "prendre le temps de...", "en personne", "être de bon conseil", "flâner", "une ruelle", "un achat", "quotidien.ne", "tant que + [verb]", "se régaler", "à table".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-04-18

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), Adjectif possessif, Genre masculin
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