Mon voisin, M. Latuile

"My neighbour, Mr Latuile"
French B1 dictation exercise

Tom is telling his girlfriend, Éloïse, about one of his neighbours who is extremely superstitious.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "connaître [quelqu'un]", "un voisin", "au X étage", "un monsieur", "porter [quelque chose]", "une patte de lapin", "autour de [quelque chose]", "le cou", "croire à [quelque chose]", "une superstition", "par exemple", "promener [un animal]", "un chien", "une échelle", "le trottoir", "parier que ...", "faire un détour (exp.)", "éviter de [faire]", "passer en-dessous", "porter chance à [quelqu'un]", "tout à coup", "se mettre à [faire]", "pleuvoir des cordes (exp.)", "totalement", "être trempé.e", "changer de [chose]", "un porte-bonheur".

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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