Astérix

"Astérix"
French A1 writing exercise

Learn more about this iconic character from French culture.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a character", "the rest of the world", "official", "an album (comic)", "a graphic novel", "an adventure", "translated into [language]", "fearless (=brave)", "a Gaul", "Brittany", "to fight [someone]", "the Romans", "to travel the world", "a wild boar".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-12

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Préposition, Verbe irrégulier

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This year, Astérix is 61 years old. This character is very famous in France, but also in the rest of the world. There are thirty-eight official albums of the graphic novel. Astérix's adventures are translated into 111 languages. The fearless Gaul lives in a small village in Brittany, with his friend Obélix and his dog Dogmatix. Together, they fight the Romans, travel the world and eat wild boars!

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