Une soirée sous les étoiles

"An evening under the stars"
French B2 dictation exercise

Lucie tells us about her lovely weekend in this text full of French expressions about the moon, the sun and the stars.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "laisser des étoiles dans les yeux de [quelqu'un] (exp.)", "recevoir [quelqu'un]", "une maison de campagne", "se dorer au soleil (exp.)", "à la belle étoile (exp.)", "quelques-un(e)s de [personnes]", "se trouver", "une étoile montante de [domaine] (exp.)", "régaler [quelqu'un]", "un.e convive", "la timidité", "fondre comme neige au soleil (exp.)", "chaleureux.euse", "se prolonger", "s'éclipser (exp.)", "un moment entre amoureux", "ne pas oublier [quelque chose] de sitôt".

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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