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Départ en vacances

"Holiday [US: vacation] departure"
French C1 dictation exercise

Julie and Patrick are discussing how to avoid the rush of holiday [US: vacation] departures.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "plutôt que de [infinitif]", "le gros de [quelque chose]", "les bouchons", "le chassé-croisé des vacances", "bondé/e", "un gendarme", "les distances de sécurité", "veiller au grain".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-02-15

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: Verbe irrégulier, Le Présent (Indicatif), Le Conditionnel Présent
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