À la recherche de la robe de mariée idéale

"Looking for the ideal wedding dress"
French C1 dictation exercise

Amélie is asking a shop assistant to help her choose the perfect wedding dress.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "trouver son bonheur (exp.)", "être à la recherche de [quelque chose]", "une robe de mariée", "de [ses] rêves", "avoir lieu", "un modèle", "tissé.e dans [une matière]", "la soie", "à la fois", "intemporel.le", "un design", "incorporer [quelque chose]", "la dentelle de Calais", "souligner [quelque chose]", "la taille (partie du corps)", "un jupon", "volumineux.euse", "convenir à [quelqu'un]", "davantage", "une coupe (vêtement)", "près du corps", "un décolleté", "plongeant.e", "s'offusquer de [quelque chose]", "ajuster une robe", "une échancrure", "en revanche", "un tissu", "s'agir de [quelque chose]", "la soie sauvage", "une matière", "la légèreté", "la décontraction", "mettre [quelque chose] en valeur".

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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