Les dernières hésitations d'une écrivaine

"A writer's last hesitations"
French C1 dictation exercise

Luc is encouraging his friend Camille to send her manuscript to her editor.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "un manuscrit", "un éditeur", "être à la hauteur des attentes de [quelqu'un]", "avoir des doutes", "tout à fait", "dessus", "être dommage de [faire]", "aller jusqu'au bout (exp.)", "suggérer", "tout un tas de [quelque chose]", "appréhender [quelque chose]", "valoir mieux que de [faire]", "laisser [quelque chose] prendre la poussière", "et puis", "marquant.e", "une carrière", "dit comme ça", "sauter le pas (exp.)", "se raviser".

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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