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Le défi du métro parisien

"The Paris metro challenge"
French C1 dictation exercise

Estelle really struggled to find her bearings when she first moved to the capital.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "fraîchement débarqué", "la jungle urbaine", "le parcours du combattant", "un rigolo", "perdre un temps fou à", "un bug", "la Matrice (re: Matrix)", "lessivé", "flambant neuf", "tourner comme prévu".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-05

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...