Beginners’ French: Listening Exercise #10

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Last Updated: September 1, 2022

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Practice Time: Around 10 minutes

Difficulty: Beginner

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(© Thomas Samson/AFP).

This is an exercise that would help boost your listening skills in French. Make sure to sit down and have some writing materials ready!

Instructions:

  • Step 1: Listen to the audio. Do not write anything yet. Just listen to it first.
  • Step 2: Listen to it again.Then this time, write down what you hear. Take some pauses if you need to listen better.
  • Step 3: Repeat once again at normal speed. Make corrections to what you have written.
  • Step 4: Check the answer and compare.

Disclaimer: This text is from unjouruneactu.com website.

The Answer

Mais que fait cette famille tout droite sortie d’un épisode de Superman ? Cherche-t-elle à passer inaperçue dans les rues de Métropolis ? Veut-elle lancer la nouvelle tendance de l’année 2014 ? Ni l’un ni l’autre. Cette famille est simplement fan de cosplay. Ses membres se sont transformés en personnages de Marvel le temps d’un défilé réservé aux passionnés de super-héros et de personnages de dessins animés.

En France, le cosplay prend une dimension plutôt théâtrale : les costumes sont aussi recherchés que ceux des Japonais mais, le petit plus, c’est que les cosplayers français se mettent en scène ! Ils prennent un malin plaisir à faire vivre leur personnage en inventant des dialogues, en simulant des combats ou en chantant à tue-tête des génériques de mangas et autres dessins animés.

Was it difficult? This dictation is ideal for students with A2 level (around 160 hours of study).


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About the author 

Frederic Bibard is the founder of Talk in French, a company that helps french learners to practice and improve their french. Macaron addict. Jacques Audiard fan. You can contact him on Instagram

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