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Le ferry, quelle horreur !

"The ferry, how awful!"
French B2 dictation exercise

Emeline is remembering the worst journey she's had to endure while travelling on a ferry from France to the United Kingdom.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "être loin de se douter que...", "une traversée", "le ferry", "un.e tel.le [nom]", "dès", "une gare maritime", "être retardé.e", "en raison de...", "larguer les amarres", "espérer [infinitif]", "une cabine (ferry)", "être sans compter sur", "une vague", "s'écraser contre [quelque chose]", "faire vomir", "tout au long de...", "le soulagement", "un ennui", "en dépit de...", "une gare ferrovière", "manquer un train".

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
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