La beauté de l'automne

"The beauty of autumn [US: the fall]"
French C1 dictation exercise

Alain and Sabine marvel at the beauty of the forest in autumn.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "les rayons du soleil", "scintiller", "c'est comme si + [Imparfait]", "se faufiler", "féerique", "se croire [quelque part]", "tout droit sorti.e de...", "un conte de fées", "rester", "cesser de [faire]", "émerveiller [quelqu'un]", "excentrique", "repeindre [quelque chose]", "une palette", "flamboyant.e", "rouge écarlate", "jaune vif", "cuivré.e", "se mêler", "non seulement ..., mais ...", "rayonner", "à couper le souffle (exp.)", "transporter [quelqu'un] [quelque part]", "compter", "pour peu que + [Subjonctif]", "tendre l'oreille (exp.)", "un murmure", "malicieux.se", "un esprit", "une parenthèse enchantée", "quel.le... que... !", "savourer [quelque chose]", "tomber (nuit)".

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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