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La science du langage

"The science of language"
French C1 dictation exercise

Linguistics as a science made a giant leap thanks to one great discovery.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "ne pas dater d'hier", "nombre de", "décuplé", "la linguistique", "le sanscrit", "un philologue", "quelque [adj.] que", "l'emporter sur [quelque chose]", "le raffinement".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-02-15

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 Subjonctif Présent, Mode subjonctif, Le Présent (Indicatif)
Clever stuff happening!