Listening Practice: Dictation for Health and Lifestyle
Listen to short French health sentences, identify key words, and rebuild the dictation accurately.
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French health dictation
Listen for meaning first, then for exact words. Short GCSE dictation sentences often test familiar health vocabulary and sound-symbol links.
Words to listen for
These words appear in the clips.
Clip 1: diet
Listen to the short sentence.
- They are bad.
- They are good.
- They are cheap.
Clip 2: healthcare
Listen to the short sentence.
- To the doctor.
- To school.
- To the shop.
Clip 3: wellbeing
Listen to the short sentence.
- They make an effort.
- They do nothing.
- They play sport.
Match what you heard
- frites
- médecin
- effort
- mauvais
- chips
- doctor
- effort
- bad
Find the health words
Tap the THREE health words from the dictation clips.
- frites
- maths
- médecin
- devoirs
- effort
Rebuild the dictation
Clip 1 says: Les _____ sont mauvaises. Clip 2 says: Je vais chez le _____. Clip 3 says: Je fais un _____.
Build the sentence
Put the words in order: I go to the doctor.
- Je
- vais
- chez
- le médecin
Sound and meaning
Select the TWO accurate statements.
- frites means chips.
- médecin means doctor.
- effort means water.
- mauvais means good.
Choose the dictation meaning
Pick the meaning that fits each heard sentence.
- Les frites sont mauvaises.
- Je vais chez le médecin.
- Je fais un effort.
Write what you heard
Write the three French sentences from memory, then add their English meanings.
- Use frites, médecin and effort accurately
- Check the phrase chez le médecin
- Add the English meaning for each sentence