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Pendaison de crémaillère

"Housewarming party"
French C1 dictation exercise

Thomas marvels at Tania's new place at her housewarming party.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "ne pas en revenir que + Subjonctif", "se résigner à", "guilleret", "baver sur [quelque chose]", "bluffé/e", "la déco", "faire voir", "un patio".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-20

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: Pronom d'objet direct, L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet indirect
Thinking...