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Camping at home

"Faire du camping à la maison"
French B1 writing exercise

Gabriel and Rose are making plans for the weekend.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "why not [infinitive]?", "to camp", "instead of [+ING]", "a campsite", "wonderful", "a suggestion", "to pack up (equipment)", "the equipment", "to make [something] fit in [something]", "at hand", "a sleeping bag", "a tent", "a flashlight", "a sanitary block [US: campground restrooms]", "available", "to be comfortable (person)", "to go back in", "so + [adj.]".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2023-05-12

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
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Préposition, Verbe irrégulier, Le Futur Simple (Indicatif)

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- My love, I had a great idea! Why not camp in the garden with the kids instead of going to a campsite this weekend? - Oh, what a wonderful suggestion! We won't need to pack up all the equipment to make it fit in the car, and we will have everything at hand: the sleeping bags, the tent and the flashlights. Plus, we won't be forced to use any disgusting sanitary blocks [US: campground restrooms] because our toilets [US: bathroom] will be available! - Yes! And if the kids aren't comfortable, they will be able to go back in the house. - They are going to be so happy!

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