Level A1 - French Dictée - Le Marché

Dictation exercise of 80 words which covers A1 level grammar

Level A1 - French Dictée - Le Marché

Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" writes down the words as they are spoken. Among speakers of several languages, dictation is used as a test of language skill, similar to spelling bees in the English-speaking world.

For speakers of French, la dictée is a school exercise that aims at testing the mastery of orthography and grammar. Since many features of French grammar are distinguished in writing but not in speech, this can be a challenging task.

This A1 level dictée includes 80 words and the following grammar:

  • aller - present tense
  • faire - present tense
  • ER verbs - present tense
  • IR verbs - present tense
  • RE verbs - present tense
  • partitive articles
  • definite articles
  • indefinite articles
  • futur proche
  • simple negation

This lesson is included in my money saving FRENCH PROGRAM FOR SELF-LEARNERS.


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Jennifer Crespin
Jennifer Crespin

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  French dictée - Level A1
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