L'art de la négociation

"The art of negotiation"
French C1 dictation exercise

Marc is negotiating the price of a Louis XIV chair that has caught his eye.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "avoir l'air de [faire]", "repérer [quelque chose]", "tout de suite", "un étalage", "avoir l'œil (exp.)", "d'ailleurs", "s'installer [quelque part]", "taper dans l'œil de [quelqu'un] (exp.)", "potentiel.le", "recevoir une offre", "un prix raisonnable", "cacher", "quelque peu + [adj.]", "un prix élevé", "d'autant plus que ...", "retapisser [quelque chose]", "traiter le bois", "restaurer [quelque chose]", "rendre son cachet d'antan à [un objet] (exp.)", "convenir que ..." ,"ne pas être de trop", "s'y connaître", "consentir à [quelque chose]", "une réduction de [X] %", "à condition que + [Subjonctif]", "régler comptant", "un geste commerçant", "Marché conclu ! (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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