Celebrate the holidays! Save 20% on annual and biennial Premium »

Le froid et les trajets quotidiens

"Cold and Commuting"
French C1 dictation exercise

Clara and Alice chat about the impact the cold weather is having on their daily commute.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "franchement", "en avoir plus qu'assez de [quelque chose]", "du coup", "assister à [quelque chose]", "participer à [quelque chose]", "Il est temps que [+ Subjonctif]", "une infrastructure", "anticiper", "investir dans [quelque chose]", "davantage", "l'entretien de [quelque chose]", "une plaque de verglas", "exacerber", "faire une manœuvre (driving)", "éviter de justesse", "ne pas comprendre que [+ Subjonctif]", "il faille que (Subjonctif of "faut")", s'attendre à ce que...".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-12-10

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 Passé Composé (Indicatif), Le Présent (Indicatif), Le Subjonctif Présent
Clever stuff happening!