Le défilé de mode Chanel

"Chanel's fashion show"
French B2 dictation exercise

Enjoy this retrospective of Chanel's 2024 spring-summer fashion show.

Click here to watch this Chanel fashion show.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "des notes", "tâcher de [faire]", "le tulle", "les volants (vêtements)", "la dentelle", "une esthétique", "s'inspirer de", "s'imposer", "un podium", "faire référence à", "une maison de haute couture", "s'ouvrir sur", "un mannequin", "un ensemble", "un col pierrot", "une cape", "brodé.e", "vêtu.e de", "les collants", "scintillant.e", "chausser", "des talons hauts", "trôner", "une installation géante".

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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