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Voir la vie en rose

"To see life through rose-tinted glasses"
French C1 dictation exercise

Stéphanie woke up in a great mood today!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une humeur massacrante", "se lever du bon pied", "guilleret/te", "quoi que + [Subjonctif]", "être sur un petit nuage", "le verre à moitié plein", "prendre la vie du bon côté", "déborder de", "avoir la frite/la banane/la pêche", "histoire de".

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 Présent (Indicatif), Adverbe, Pronom d'objet direct
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