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Bastille Day in the South of France

"Le 14 juillet dans le sud de la France"
French A2 writing exercise

Bernard tells us about celebrating Bastille Day last summer.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "festivities", "to gather", "convivial", "to have fun", "to get dark", "fireworks", "memorable".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-03-13

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Adjectif, L'Imparfait (Indicatif)

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Last summer, we celebrated Bastille Day in a small village in the south of France. It was great! Festivities started around 7 pm: people gathered in the village square and we ate together around big, convivial tables. The meal lasted for several hours: everyone was drinking, chatting, laughing ... we had a lot of fun! Then, around 10:30 pm, when it finally got dark, we were able to admire the fireworks. What a memorable evening!

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