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Pourquoi arrêter de prendre l'avion

"Why I don't take the plane any more"
French B2 dictation exercise

Olivia explains her decision not to take the plane any more.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "le trafic aérien", "le changement climatique", "dans une démarche de", "l'empreinte carbone", "faire une croix sur", "lointain/e", "être conscient/e de", "privilégié/e", "tel/le que", "à l'heure actuelle", "être en mesure de", "superflu/e", "une préoccupation", "environnemental/e".

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: Préposition, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Verbe irrégulier
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