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Il n'est jamais trop tard...

"It's never too late..."
French B2 dictation exercise

Betty's life-long French dream is finally about to come true.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "avoir une tendresse particulière pour", "avoir attrait à", "fumer", "un cliché", "en décider autrement", "être à la retraite", "plus rien ne...", "retenir de [faire]", "ainsi", "s'installer à", "faire l'expérience de", "parisien/ne (adj.)".

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: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Le Présent (Indicatif), Préposition
Thinking...