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To get to the train station

"Pour aller à la gare"
French A1 writing exercise

Arnaud asks a passerby for directions to the train station.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to help", "far", "to go straight", "to turn right/left", "a crosswalk", "then", "a street", "when", "a bank", "at the end of the street", "thank you very much", "you're welcome".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-10-05

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

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  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Préposition, Verbes réguliers avec -ER

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

- Hello, I need to go to the station, can you help me, please? - Yes, it's not very far! You go straight, and at the crosswalk, you turn right. Then, you walk up the street and when you see the bank, you turn left and the train station is at the end of that street. - Thank you very much! - You're welcome!

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