Une Saint-Sylvestre sous la neige

"A New Year's Eve in the snow"
French C1 dictation exercise

Sylvie is remembering the New Year's Eve celebrations she spent with her kids in the Alps.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: Sylvie is remembering the New Year's Eve celebrations she spent with her kids in the Alps. Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "en compagnie de", "un chalet", "une station de sports d'hiver", "chausser", "des après-skis", "revêtir", "une doudoune", "déserté.e", "n'avoir qu'une hâte", "un moniteur de ski", "en cortège", "éclairer", "un flambeau", "paré.e de", "immaculé.e", "évoquer", "une toile de maître", "scintiller", "au clair de lune", "zigzaguer", "un ballet", "féerique", "une étincelle", "faire palpiter le cœur", "conquis.e".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2023-12-26

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: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Préposition, Le Plus-que-Parfait (Indicatif)
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