Une recette inspirée par le chef Escoffier

"A recipe inspired by chef Escoffier"
French C1 dictation exercise

Camille, a young aspiring chef, is receiving advice from her mentor to create her own dish inspired by French chef Auguste Escoffier.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "Chef", "refléter [quelque chose]", "la rigueur", "admirer [quelque chose]", "le maître", "maîtriser [quelque chose]", "inspirer [quelqu'un]", "la gastronomie", "tolérer [quelque chose]", "un compromis", "une approximation", "raffiné.e", "sophistiqué.e", "servir [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]", "un.e convive", "négliger [quelque chose]", "atteindre la perfection", "nuire à [quelque chose]", "l'équilibre", "quel.le que soit...", "la rareté", "s'assurer que + [Subjonctif]", "irréprochable", "une exigence", "dépasser [quelque chose]", "suffisant.e", "s'appliquer", "minutieusement".

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
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