Giving up tobacco

"Arrêter le tabac"
French A2 writing exercise

Amélie has stopped smoking and she's so happy about it!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to smoke", "nicotine patches", "to work (function)", "without [doing]", "to cough", "physical efforts", "to seem", "flawless (skin)", "pleasant", "to save money".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-03-10

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Verbes réguliers avec -ER

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I stopped smoking two weeks ago. The first day was very hard, but now I feel much better! I bought nicotine patches, and they work really well. I saw the positive effects very quickly. In the morning, I get up without coughing, physical effort seems less difficult [to me], and my skin is flawless. It's very pleasant! I also save a lot of money, so I'm going to be able to go on holiday [US: vacation] soon!

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