Pronostics pour le France-Irlande du Tournoi des Six Nations

"Predictions for the Six Nation Tournament France-Ireland game"
French C1 dictation exercise

A sports commentator discuss the predictions for the next Six Nation Tournament rugby game, opposing France to Ireland.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "le XV de France", "s'apprêter", "disputer un match", "le Tournoi des Six Nations", "une rencontre (sport)", "affronter", "convoquer", "un novice", "rochelais", "les Bleus", "se reposer sur [quelqu'un]", "un but de pénalité", "la transformation d'un essai (rugby)", "laborieux", "un plan de jeu", "une mêlée (rugby)".

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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