Between neighbours

"Entre voisins"
French A1 writing exercise

Neighbours Jules and Sarah talk about an upcoming barbecue.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to have a cold", "to sleep well", "neither", "a barbecue", "to depend on (reason)", "really", "everybody", "to babysit [someone]", "see you... then".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-05

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

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  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Forme négative, Idiotismes avec aller

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- Hello Sarah! How are you ? - I'm very well, thanks, and you? - Maya has a cold, so she doesn't sleep well, and neither do we! - Oh no! Are you coming to Simon's barbecue next Saturday? - I don't know, it will depend on Maya. But Annie really wants to see everybody. - Leila can babysit Maya. - Perfect! See you this weekend then!

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