The LU Tower in Nantes

"La Tour LU à Nantes"
French A2 writing exercise

Romain visited the famous former biscuit [US: cookie] factory in Nantes.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a brand of biscuits [US: cookies]", "a factory", "a tower", "a monument", "to learn that...", "to stand for (letters)", "an exhibition", "to show", "a link", "a development", "a dome", "to discover", "mechanised", "to use [something]", "a steering wheel", "a panoramic view of".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-18

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You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Pronom sujet, Pronom

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- The LU brand of biscuits [US: cookies] is very famous in France, and its story started in the city of Nantes. Today, you can visit its factory's tower and it's a very beautiful monument. I found the visit very interesting and I learned that LU stands for "Lieu Unique"! The exhibition also showed the history of the place and its links with the development of Nantes. Then, when you arrive inside the dome, you discover that the belvedere is mechanised and when you use the steering wheel, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the city!

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