Quelle poisse !

"What rotten luck!"
French B2 dictation exercise

Alice tells her friend Lisa about her string of bad luck.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "deviner [quelque chose]", "arriver à [quelqu'un]", "raconter [quelque chose]", "se lever du pied gauche (exp.)", "se maquiller", "casser [quelque chose]", "un miroir", "être bon.ne pour [quelque chose] (exp.)", "sept ans de malheur (exp.)", "superstitieux.se", "garder [quelque chose]", "un trèfle à quatre feuilles", "éviter de [faire]", "le mal est fait (exp.)", "en plus...", "croiser [quelqu'un]", "rester au lit", "une coïncidence", "relativiser [quelque chose]", "toucher du bois (exp.)", "au cas où".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-11-11

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), Pronom d'objet direct, Pronom d'objet indirect
Thinking...