Retrouver un équilibre financier

"Regaining some financial balance"
French B2 dictation exercise

Aline is chatting with Marc about when her spending was out of control.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une statuette", "précieux.euse", "la porcelaine", "une vente aux enchères", "un tiers de [quelque chose]", "un salaire annuel", "une édition limitée à X exemplaires", "un loyer", "s'élever à [quelque chose] (prix)", "une facture", "perdre le contrôle de [quelque chose]", "les finances", "se retrouver + [adjectif]", "endetté.e" , "reprendre une situation en main (exp.)", "financier.ère", "une somme pareille", "superflu.e", "se fixer [quelque chose]", "un seuil minimum", "être heureux que + [Subjonctif]", "en-dessous de [quelque chose]", "se stabiliser".

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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