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
Amélie is telling her husband Olivier about her auntie Éléonore who had quite the reputation in her youth.
Pay attention to the hints!
Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "évoquer [quelque chose]", "rocambolesque", "à la fois", "une agressivité", "donner l'impression à [quelqu'un]", "approuver [quelque chose]", "d'autant que je me souvienne", "avoir soif de [quelque chose]", "valoir [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "sacré.e", "tomber folle amoureuse de [quelqu'un]", "s'opposer farouchement à [quelque chose]", "la classe sociale", "décourager [quelqu'un]", "bien au contraire", "s'enfuir", "choquer [quelqu'un]", "par la suite", "un.e trapéziste", "un cirque", "se conformer à [quelque chose]", "démontrer [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "se réinventer", "peu importe", "auparavant".