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Tips to fight the cold

"Astuces pour combattre le froid"
French A1 writing exercise

Barnabé is very sensitive to cold, but luckily, he has lots of coping mechanisms!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "like [something]", "sensitive to cold (adj.)", "a trick (tip)", "to fight [something]", "first (connector)", "the heating", "to turn [oneself] on", "still (continuity)", "in bed", "a pair of", "fleece (fabric)", "finally", "to forget".

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: Le Présent (Indicatif), Genre masculin, Genre féminin

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If, like me, you are sensitive to cold, you're going to love my tips to fight the cold. First, my heating turns on while I'm still in bed. That way, it's warm when I get up. I always wear two pairs of socks, and a big fleece jacket. It's great to be warm! Finally, I drink a lot of tea and I don't forget my gloves!

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