Fatherly pride

"La fierté d'un père"
French B2 writing exercise

Luc is so proud of his daughter's stage debut.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to drive [someone] [somewhere]", "a drama class", "how much [something]...", "to be the centre of attention", "to bloom (person)", "to happen (event)", "can't wait to [do]", "on stage", "a front-row seat", "to blow away (=amaze)", "with tears in one's eyes", "to give [someone] a standing ovation".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-05

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How the test works
You’ll practise: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet direct

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When I drove my 13-year-old daughter to her first drama class, I didn't imagine how much it would change her! She had always been very shy and reserved, and she particularly hated being the centre of attention. But after only a few weeks, she started to bloom: she didn't hide her mouth any more when she smiled, and we could now hear her voice clearly when she spoke, which happened more often than before. I couldn't wait to see her on stage, and that evening, I arrived twenty minutes early and I waited patiently in my front-row seat. Her performance blew me away, and it was with tears in my eyes that I gave her a standing ovation.

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