Un pique-nique mouvementé

"An eventful picnic"
French C1 dictation exercise

This long-awaited picnic really turned on a dime!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "coïncider", "le solstice", "se mettre en quatre pour", "un petit creux", "une faim de loup", "manger à pleines dents", "déboutonner", "entamer", "aux quatre coins de", "se lancer à l'assaut de", "les restes d'un festin", "tandis que", "l'envahisseur", "se lever (vent)", "lugubre", "le déluge", "autant vous dire que", "remballer", "en moins de deux", "se réfugier", "trempé jusqu'aux os".

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: Préposition, L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Pronom réfléchi
Thinking...