My chosen family

"Ma famille de cœur"
French B2 writing exercise

Magalie found her own loving family.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "not to look anything like", "whenever (=every time)", "unbearable", "to take refuge", "to happen (occur)", "to get into the habit of", "in case...", "to join someone", "to make someone feel...", "to be grateful to... for...", "to get married", "my chosen brother", "by one's side".

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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The home that I grew up in didn't look anything like the ones that we see on TV shows everywhere. Whenever the situation became unbearable, I would go and take refuge at our neighbours' house, the Perrets, whose son Max was in the same class as me. It happened so often that Mrs Perret had gotten into the habit of adding a plate to the dinner table in case I joined them. They always made me feel safe and accepted, and I'll be eternally grateful to them for that. And when I get married next year, my chosen brother Max will be by my side.

Thinking...