Les bouchons, plaie de la route des vacances

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE

In: Reading B1, Monuments, Tourism & Vacations, Family & Relationships, Listening or Seeing B2

Discussion of this reading exercise: 3

When you're driving, the worst part of vacation is getting there and back, and France sees more than its fair share of summer traffic jams. Click any French phrase in the transcript for the translation and links to related grammar lessons.

French Vocabulary

• Driving and traffic
• Car words
• Le chassé-croisé des juillettistes et des aoûtiens