La cure thermale de Maman

"Mum [US: Mom]'s thermal cure"
French C1 dictation exercise

Sophie is asking her mother about the thermal cure she goes to every year.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "prévoir de [faire]", "retourner [faire]", "une cure thermale", "un rituel", "se passer de [quelque chose]", "se figurer que ...", "une articulation", "réclamer [quelque chose]", "dès que ...", "avouer", "sceptique", "quant à [quelque chose]", "l'efficacité", "un traitement/soin", "dubitatif.ve", "lors de...", "garantir [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "un bienfait", "un état physique", "indéniable", "s'agir de [quelque chose]", "un bain de boue", "un jet d'eau thermale", "atténuer une douleur", "lié.e à [quelque chose]", "un rhumatisme", "d'ailleurs", "constater [quelque chose]", "se rendre [quelque part]", "souffrir", "retirer les bénéfices de [quelque chose]", "accompagner [quelqu'un] [quelque part]", "se faire sa propre opinion".

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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