Un concours de politesse

"A politeness contest"
French B1 dictation exercise

Two strangers try to "out-polite" each other.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "être désolé.e", "bousculer [quelqu'un]", "s'inquiéter", "être [sa] faute", "faire attention où [on va]", "être bien aimable (elegant)", "tenez !", "laisser [quelqu'un] [faire]", "remercier [quelqu'un] de [quelque chose]", "la politesse", "passer en premier", "je vous en prie", "n'en rien faire", "tenir [quelque chose]", "la moindre des choses", "les bonnes manières", "honorer [quelqu'un]" , "souhaiter [quelque chose]", "Vous de même !".

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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