Fête d'anniversaire surprise

"Surprise birthday party"
French C1 dictation exercise

Florence and Quentin discuss the surprise birthday party they're organising for their friend Vincent.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "soupçonner", "le resto", "convaincre [quelqu'un]", "se libérer", "carrément", "les mignardises".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-03-12

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: Verbe irrégulier, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Le Subjonctif Présent
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