Studying abroad

"Étudier à l'étranger"
French A2 writing exercise

Daniela shares her experience studying abroad for a year.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "Venezuela", "to spend a year", "literature", "in the beginning", "to be scared", "far away", "to meet", "other students", "alone", "quickly", "independent", "to come home", "everyone".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-04

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
  • Change my choices if you want
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Verbes avec être comme auxiliaire

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I'm from Venezuela and I spent a year in Lyon to study French literature. In the beginning, I was a bit scared because my family was very far way! But after a few days, I met other students and I wasn't alone any more. My French improved very quickly and I also become more independent. When I came home, everyone saw the difference!

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