À la répétition d'une pièce de théâtre

"At a play rehearsal"
French B2 dictation exercise

Stage director Margaux is giving some pointers to her actors Julie and Marc.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "reprendre [quelque part]", "un acte (théâtre)", "sautiller", "côté jardin (théâtre)", "avoir l'air", "être sur un petit nuage", "penser [faire]", "un amant", "s'enfuir", "mettre le paquet (familier)", "un retournement de situation", "encore plus", "surjouer", "la jalousie", "l'avant-scène", "apercevoir", "un buisson", "et là", "dès que...", "atteindre", "surgir de [quelque part]", "une cachette", "être sur ressort", "enchaîner", "se reprendre", "comme si de rien n'était".

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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