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A few days in Dordogne

"Quelques jours en Dordogne"
French A2 writing exercise

Monique tells Patrick about her coming holiday [US: vacation].

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to recommend", "a farmhouse", "at the edge of the village", "to pack a suitcase", "a space", "a pocket".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-03-13

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: Pronom d'objet indirect, Pronom d'objet direct, Adjectif

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

MONIQUE: Next week, we're going to spend four days in a village in Dordogne. PATRICK: Nice! And where are you staying? MONIQUE: Some friends recommended a gite [to us]. It's an old farmhouse located at the edge of the village. They told us that it was very quiet, and [that] there was a big garden! We're going [there] with another couple of friends and we're even going to be able to take our dog with us! I've already packed our suitcases! PATRICK: And... you don't have a little extra space for me? MONIQUE: Of course, I'm going to put you in my pocket!

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