Le Hellfest de Clisson

"The Hellfest Festival in Clisson"
French C1 dictation exercise

Learn about this internationally-acclaimed, record-beating festival of heavy metal music.

Discover the Hellfest official website here.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "le vignoble", "nantais/e", "incontournable", "se dresser", "un stand", "un exposant", "n'avoir rien à envier à", "une pépite", "une valeur sûre", "se déchaîner", "un déferlement", "pyrotechnique", "bouder son plaisir", "se targuer de", "le houblon", "avoisiner".

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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