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Watching a wildlife documentary

"Regarder un documentaire animalier"
French A2 writing exercise

Carmen and Paolo watched a wildlife documentary on endangered species yesterday.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a wildlife documentary", "on TV", "interesting", "to learn about...", "a lot", "a wild animal", "but", "in fact", "many [things]", "to lose [something]", "a habitat (nature)", "pollution", "deforestation", "a rhinoceros", "an orangutan", "to be in danger", "shocking", "to melt", "rapidly", "because of [something]", "the impact", "climate change", "to protect".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-11-07

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Adverbe, Le Présent (Indicatif)

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- Carmen, did you watch the wildlife documentary on TV last night? - Yes, Paolo. It was very interesting because I learned a lot about wild animals. But the documentary was also very sad! In fact, many wild animals are losing their habitats because of (the) pollution and (of the) deforestation. For example, (the) rhinoceroses and (the) orangutans are in danger! - You're right! I also found the part about (the) polar bears shocking. Their habitat on (the) sea ice is rapidly melting because of the impact of (the) climate change. - Yes, we really have to protect (the) animals.

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