Más contento que un niño con zapatos nuevos

"Happier than a boy with new shoes"
Spanish C1 dictation exercise

Xavi explains a Spanish expression about shoes.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "provenir", "ni más ni menos que", "contienda", "florecer", "eslogan" & "peculiar".

I'll play you Spanish 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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