Qu'est-ce qu'un bon petit plat ?

"What is comfort food?"
French B2 dictation exercise

Eric and Olivia are chatting about what comfort food means to them.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "un bon petit plat", "personnellement", "voir [quelque chose] comme...", "un concept, "un remède contre [quelque chose]", "le stress", "la tristesse", "s'agir de [quelque chose]", "jouer un rôle", "évoquer [quelque chose]", "l'enfance", "apporter du réconfort", "relever de [quelque chose]", "un aliment", "apprécier [quelque chose]", "ressentir [quelque chose]", "la première fois que...", "un gratin dauphinois (plat)", "dès que...", "une contrariété", "le soir-même", "rien que de [faire]", "en bouche", "réchauffer le cœur de [quelqu'un] (exp)", "redonner le sourire à [quelque chose]".

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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