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Rendez-vous pour le contrôle technique

"Motor vehicle inspection appointment"
French B1 dictation exercise

Martin books an appointment for his car's inspection.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "[name] à l'appareil !", "échouer à", "le contrôle technique (voiture)", "le freinage", "les feux arrière", "défectueux", "souhaiter", "prendre rendez-vous", "une contre-visite", "vérifier", "les disponibilités", "convenir", "arranger [quelqu'un]", "une immatriculation".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-04

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
How the test works
You’ll practise: Pronom d'objet indirect, Pronom d'objet direct, Le Présent (Indicatif)
Thinking...