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A Christmas feast

"Un festin de Noël"
French A1 writing exercise

Sébastien is in charge of Christmas Eve Dinner this year.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to cook a meal", "nervous", "a lot of", "a guest", "the supermarket", "fresh oysters", "smoked salmon", "a turkey", "a potato gratin", "to bring (food)", "champagne", "to take care of (bringing)", "a Yule log (dessert)", "extraordinary", "a feast".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2022-12-21

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Article, Préposition

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This year, on December 24, I'm going to cook Christmas Eve Dinner. I'm very nervous because I have a lot of guests! This morning, I'm going to the supermarket to buy (some) fresh oysters, (some) smoked salmon and a beautiful turkey! I'm also going to make my delicious potato gratin. My uncle Patrick is bringing some champagne and my mother is taking care of the chocolate Yule log. It's going to be an extraordinary feast!

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