Quel avare, ce Bernard !

"What a miser, that Bernard!"
French B2 dictation exercise

Practise many expressions about money with Lydia's portrayal of her miserly uncle Bernard.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "boucler les fins de mois (exp.)", "prêter [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "rigoler", "un pingre", "avoir des oursins dans le porte-monnaie (exp.)", "eh ben", "un oursin", "une méduse", "un aquarium", "être fauché.e (familiar)", "être blindé.e (familiar)", "une incarnation", "un chapeau haut de forme", "une dépense", "injustifié.e", "coûter les yeux de la tête (exp.)", "en vouloir à l'argent de [quelqu'un] (exp.)", "remplacer [quelque chose]", "jeter son argent par la fenêtre (exp.)", "être le plus riche du cimetière (exp.)".

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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