Les fêtes d'anniversaire : une horreur !

"Birthday parties: how horrible!"
French B2 dictation exercise

Amélie tells her friend Pierre how much she dislikes celebrating her birthday.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "prévoir de [faire]", "célébrer/fêter [quelque chose]", "avoir horreur de [quelque chose]", "d'ailleurs", "arrêter de [faire]", "ses [number] ans", "avoir envie que + [Subjonctif]", "rappeler [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "ne pas rajeunir [quelqu'un]", "éclater (ballon)", "des confettis", "partout", "ne me parle pas de [quelque chose] !", "l'enthousiasme forcé", "se casser la tête (exp.)", "faire plaisir", "sans doute", "un magasin de seconde main", "envoyer [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "un texto".

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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