Comment produit-on le Roquefort ?

"How do you make Roquefort cheese?"
French B2 dictation exercise

Alice, a tourist visiting Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, discovers the secrets of Roquefort cheese with local cheese producer, Léon.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "produire [quelque chose]", "eh bien", "faire bientôt [durée] que...", "fonder [quelque chose]", "une fromagerie", "s'agir de [quelque chose]", "une affaire de famille", "fier.ère", "perdurer", "ne pas être de tout repos (exp.)", "un plateau (geography)", "un berger", "une tranche de pain", "au fond de [quelque chose]", "une grotte", "rejoindre [quelqu'un]", "au loin", "bien plus tard", "un casse-croûte", "couvert.e de [quelque chose]", "la moisissure", "une légende", "fascinant.e", "procéder à [quelque chose]", "l'affinage / affiner [un fromage]", "percer [quelque chose]", "une meule", "se développer", "une cave", "permettre à [quelque chose] de [faire]", "une veinure (fromage)", "se former", "mettre l'eau à la bouche de [quelqu'un] (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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