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Un vol en montgolfière

"A ride in a hot air balloon"
French A2 dictation exercise

Learn more about the origin of hot air balloons and join us for a ride!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une montgolfière", "une invention", "créer", "un moyen de transport", "atypique", "insolite", "se dérouler", "un vol en ...", "monter", "une nacelle", "le pilote", "gonfler", "le ballon", "le brûleur", "le décollage", "porter", "pendant que", "admirer", "un paysage", "inoubliable", "tenter [quelqu'un]".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
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), Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Pronom d'objet indirect
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