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De belles trouvailles au vide-grenier

"Great finds at the car boot sale [US: garage sale]"
French A2 dictation exercise

Manon's mother tells her about her successful visit to the car boot sale [US: garage sale].

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "faire des achats", "un vide-grenier", "négocier [quelque chose]", "un prix", "bien sûr", "trouver [quelque chose]", "acheter [quelque chose]", "une lampe", "un plat", "la porcelaine", "cher", "au départ", "un vendeur", "demander [quelque chose]", "les euros", "vouloir [quelque chose]", "au final", "combien", "payer [X euros] en tout", "réussir à [faire]", "convaincre [quelqu'un]", "faire une bonne affaire", "une négociatrice".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-09-01

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
How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Question/Interrogative, Adjectif
Thinking...