Portrait of a cat

"Le portrait d'un chat"
French A1 writing exercise

Marcel the cat is talking about himself.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "nice (kind)", "independent", "affectionate", "to sleep", "a basket", "often", "to go for walks", "a garden", "always", "a human", "to pet (animal)", "a ball", "the cold", "to avoid", "too wet".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2023-03-16

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
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Article défini

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

My name is Marcel and I am a nice cat. I am intelligent, independent and affectionate. I like sleeping in my basket and I often go for walks in the garden. I'm always happy when my human pets me and when I play with balls. But I don't like dogs, and I hate the cold. I also avoid water because it is too wet for me! Goodbye! Meow!

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