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À bord du TGV

"On the TGV"
French B2 dictation exercise

Olivier and Sophie are on the train to their holiday [US: vacation] destination.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "qu'est-ce que...! (exclamation)", "rien à voir avec", "secoué dans tous les sens", "j'avoue !", "imbattable", "au final", "la navette", "l'enregistrement (avion)", "en plein", "se prendre la tête", "avoir un petit creux", "le wagon-restaurant", "de toute façon", "ben (interjection)".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-12

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), Préposition, Adverbe
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