A French woman

"Une femme française"
French A1 writing exercise

Élodie tells us about her everyday life as a lawyer specialising in women's rights.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a lawyer", "a job", "women in need", "a client", "(emotional) support", "to believe in", "to be proud to [do]", "useful", "exciting (job)", "to build a case (legal)", "so rewarding".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2024-03-07

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Genre masculin, Genre féminin

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My name is Élodie, and I'm a lawyer. I love my job, because I can help women in need. My clients need support, and I always listen to their stories first. I believe in justice and I'm proud to be useful. I find my job exciting but it's also very tiring. I often work in the evening to build my cases. But it is so rewarding!

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