Organising my desk

"Organiser mon bureau"
French A2 writing exercise

Julie got her desk ready to go back to school.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "yesterday", "to be ready", "university", "first...", "to empty", "a drawer", "to file documents", "it was about time!", "to use", "a ring binder", "to separate", "a subject (school)", "maths", "chemistry", "a pencil holder (=pot)", "to put [something] away", "everything", "now".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-04

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Adverbe, Adjectif

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Yesterday, I organised my desk to be ready for my first year at university. First, I emptied all the drawers and I filed my documents. It was about time! I used coloured ring binders to separate the different subjects: the red binder for maths, the blue binder for chemistry... And I also bought two pretty pencil holders to put away all my pens. Everything is so tidy now!

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