Des vacances d'été sympathiques

"A nice summer holiday [US: vacation]"
French A2 dictation exercise

Gary and Valérie are chatting about their plans for their summer holiday [US: vacation].

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "partir en vacances", "dernier", "un jour de travail", "ensuite", "enfin", "se reposer", "passer ses vacances", "d'été", "là-bas", "explorer", "un vignoble", "déguster", "une spécialité locale", "un projet", "passer [temps]", "montrer [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "une région", "vivement [quelque chose] !".

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
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