Vacances à la mer vs Vacances à la montagne

"Seaside holidays [US: vacations] vs Mountain holidays [US: vacations]"
French B1 dictation exercise

Alice prefers seaside holidays [US: vacations] to going to the mountains.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "sportif/ve", "grimper", "skier", "partir en vacances", "le départ", "bronzer au soleil", "un roman/un magazine", "se promener", "les pieds nus", "le sable", "tiède", "respirer [quelque chose]", "l'air marin", "rien de mieux", "le monde".

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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