Choc culturel : opinion d'une globe-trotteuse

"Culture choc: a female globetrotter's opinion"
French C1 dictation exercise

Travel journalist, Martin Rousseau, is interviewing Sophie Justin, a globetrotter who has worked in many countries.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "au cours de...", "une carrière", "tel que", "un choc culturel", "marquer [quelqu'un]", "surprendre [quelqu'un]", "la barrière de la langue", "les codes sociaux", "un minimum de [quelque chose]", "s'adapter à [quelque chose]", "courir le risque de [faire]", "être perçu.e comme...", "par contre", "avoir tendance à [faire]", "sans retenue", "déconcerter [quelqu'un]", "au départ", "finir par [faire]", "la spontanéité", "aller droit au cœur", "s'intégrer", "être disposé.e à [faire]", "faire preuve de [quelque chose]", "l'ouverture d'esprit", "sans encombre", "de la même façon".

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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