Un weekend en famille catastrophique

"A disastrous family weekend"
French C1 dictation exercise

Caroline is telling her friend, Ava, about the awful family reunion she went to last weekend.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "deviner", "une réunion de famille", "cauchemardesque", "assister à [quelque chose]", "un fiasco", "mettre en lumière", "la puérilité", "épouvantable", "se lancer dans [quelque chose]", "une joute verbale", "à propos de...", "réussir à [faire]", "régler", "jeter un froid", "mettre le feu aux poudres", "critiquer", "faire avaler son tablier à [quelqu'un]", "ressortir", "les squelettes du placard (expression)", "se terminer", "ben évidemment", "claquer la porte".

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
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