New town, new friends

"Nouvelle ville, nouveaux amis"
French B2 writing exercise

Laurence wants to help her daughter make new friends in their new town.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to move here", "a teenage daughter", "to make new friends", "a stranger (unknown)", "a hobby/an interest", "to look up [information]", "the local club", "a season (sport)", "in any case", "talented", "to cross one's mind", "thank you for [something]", "a piece of advice".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-04-27

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Adverbe, Pluriel

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- Since we moved here two months ago, my teenage daughter Célia has struggled to make new friends. I want to her to be happy here, but I don't really know how to help her. - It can be difficult to talk to strangers at her age. Does she have any hobbies or (any) interests? - She used to play basketball where we lived before. - So you should look up the town's basketball club. I don't think that the season has started yet, and in any case, they're always looking for talented players! - It hadn't even crossed my mind, thank you very much for this useful piece of advice!

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