Une harmonie...compromise !

"A... compromised harmony!"
French C1 dictation exercise

Practise some musical expressions in French with Hélène remembering a jarring member of her old choir.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "une chorale", "être sur la même longueur d'onde", "pour le moins", "discordant.e", "une voix de crécelle", "se rendre compte que", "chanter comme une casserole", "pire encore", "chanter à tue-tête", "une fausse note", "noyer", "une voix angélique", "non content.e de...", "casser les oreilles de [quelqu'un]", "une répétition", "se comporter comme une diva", "avoir des trémolos dans la voix", "sortir les violons", "plaindre [quelqu'un]", "le moindre", "un désagrément", "toujours la même rengaine", "changer de disque", "connaître la musique", "une jérémiade".

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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