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When I'm sick

"Quand je suis malade"
French A1 writing exercise

Julien tells us what he does when he's ill.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "sick", "exhausting", "fever", "to rest", "a lot", "to cover [something]", "forehead", "towel", "temperature", "to have a cold", "warm clothes", "lemon", "honey", "to help".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-05-10

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: Le Présent (Indicatif), Pronom réfléchi, Verbe irrégulier

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I hate being sick because it's exhausting. When I have a fever, I rest a lot and I cover my forehead with a cold towel to lower my temperature. And when I have a cold, I wear warm clothes and I drink hot water with (some) lemon and (some) honey. It really helps!

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