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Dans le train de nuit

"On the night train"
French C1 dictation exercise

Amandine traveled on the night train to meet up with some friends.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "ne pas se sentir de", "se coltiner", "une couchette", "un siège inclinable", "un sac de couchage", "des boules Quiès", "le contrôleur", "s'extirper", "à contrecœur", "les bras de Morphée".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-02-15

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: Adverbe, L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Pronom réfléchi
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