Fireworks

"Le feu d'artifice"
French A2 writing exercise

Juliette went to watch New Year's fireworks yesterday.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "fireworks", "festivities", "New Year's Eve's meal", "to meet (up) with", "to have a lot of fun", "a football [US: soccer] field", "gold (color)", "the night sky", "magical".

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

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Idioms about Time, Verbes réguliers avec -ER

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Yesterday, like every year, I went to see the fireworks. The festivities started around 8pm, with the New Year's Eve meal. My sister and I met our friends there and we had a lot of fun! Then around half past eleven, everyone headed for the football [US: soccer] field to be able to admire the fireworks. I've always loved all the colours, and the gold in the middle of the night sky... I've always found that magical!

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