En direct de l'épreuve olympique d'aviron

"Live from the Olympic rowing event"
French C1 dictation exercise

French sport commentators Lucile and Thierry are reporting live from the Olympics rowing finals.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "assister à [un évènement]", "en direct", "palpitant.e", "l'aviron", "en pleine forme", "une blessure", "s'inquiéter de [quelque chose]", "revenir au sommet", "un rameur", "tricolore (=français)", "rebondir", "se qualifier", "subir (une blessure)", "les championnats du monde", "un retour en force", "jouer un rôle", "en tous cas", "porter ses fruits", "acharné.e", "la résilience", "être en ébullition", "franchir la ligne d'arrivée".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-07-11

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 Présent (Indicatif), Adjectif possessif, Genre féminin
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