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Le Grand Raid de La Réunion

"Réunion island's Grand Raid marathon"
French C1 dictation exercise

Joël talks about the craziest marathon he's ever done.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "dément", "porter son nom", "la Diagonale des Fous", "un athlète de haut niveau", "légendaire", "parcourir", "bref", "à couper le souffle", "dans tous les sens du terme", "époustouflé", "à mi-chemin", "l'ascension", "être sur un petit nuage", "la ligne d'arrivée".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-04

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: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Pluriel, Adverbe
Thinking...