Le Syndrome de Paris

"Paris Syndrome"
French C1 dictation exercise

Mei is back from visiting Paris and tells her friend Bella about what she experienced.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "un séjour", "avoir [quelque chose] en tête", "un documentaire", "être convaincu.e", "être empreint.e de [quelque chose]", "envoûtant.e", "se distinguer par [quelque chose]", "raffiné.e", "intemporel.le", "s'imaginer [quelque chose]", "une palpitation", "en plein milieu de...", "une crise d'angoisse", "souffrir de [quelque chose]", "un trouble psychologique", "être confronté.e à [quelque chose]", "correspondre à [quelque chose]", "se faire une idée de [quelque chose]", "une perspective".

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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