At the beach

"À la plage"
French A1 writing exercise

Tom is telling us about his day at the beach.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "the beach", "today", "family", "to make a sandcastle", "to use", "a spade [US: shovel]", "a bucket", "to look for", "a shell (beach)", "to decorate", "to look at", "a seagull", "a funny noise", "the sea".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2023-01-04

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

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  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Pluriel

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Hello, my name is Tom! I am five years old. Today, I am at the beach with my family. We are making a beautiful sandcastle. My brother is playing with his spade [US: shovel] and his bucket, and my mother is looking for some shells in order to decorate the sandcastle. Me, I'm looking at the seagulls because they make funny noises. And you, do you like the sea?

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