My semester in Paris

"Mon semestre à Paris"
French B2 writing exercise

James reminisces about his days as a foreign student in the French capital.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "uni/university", "to have the opportunity to [do]", "to spend time", "a semester", "British", "to live abroad", "both [adj.] and [adj.]", "to know what to expect", "how much [something does...]", "an amphitheatre", "to embrace a way of life", "to spend money", "pocket money", "a cafe".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2025-11-06

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You’ll practise: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Adjectif, Pluriel

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During my third year at uni, I'd had the opportunity to spend a semester in Paris. As a young British student, I'd never lived abroad, so I was both nervous and incredibly impatient to go there! I didn't know what to expect, but I'd never have imagined how much it would change me. When I wasn't studying in the beautiful amphitheatres of the Sorbonne university, I would go and explore the city with my new international friends. Together, we had visited all the main Parisian monuments of course, but we'd also embraced the French way of life by spending all our pocket money in cafes and bars! I'll never forget the extraordinary experiences that I lived during those six months.

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