Congratulations on your degree!

"Félicitations pour ton diplôme !"
French B2 writing exercise

Thomas's aunt and uncle send him an email to congratulate him on getting his Master degree.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "email subject", "to congratulate [someone]", "to get a degree with distinction", "to get there", "sacrificed", "not be in vain", "the cherry on top", "a passing grade", "to sure fool [someone]", "in the meantime", "darling (man)".

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Email subject : Congratulations on your degree! Dear Thomas, we really wanted to congratulate you for getting your Master's degree in English with distinction! Your uncle and I are very proud of you. We know that you worked hard to get there, and we're so happy that all those hours of studying, all those sacrificed holidays [US:vacations] and all that lost sleep were not in vain! And the distinction! What a cherry on top! You had told us that you didn't believe it [would happen], that you would be satisfied with the passing grade... You sure fooled us! We tried to call you to congratulate you personally, but you probably spent last night celebrating [that] by going out and having fun with your friends! We'll try again later, and in the meantime, once again all our congratulations my darling!

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