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Camembert: yes or no?

"Le Camembert : oui ou non ?"
French A1 writing exercise

Olivier and Marie have opposite opinions about the famous French Camembert cheese.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to like [something]", "a cheese", "favourite", "[something's] taste", "to find [something] [adj.]", "delicious", "really", "for me", "disgusting", "when", "to smell very bad", "to agree (with someone)", "with", "a piece of bread", "a glass", "red wine", "unbeatable", "to prefer [something]".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-03-25

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Préposition, Pronom

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- Marie, do you like (the) Camembert? - Yes, it's my favourite cheese, Olivier! I find the taste delicious. - Really? For me, it's a disgusting cheese. When it goes runny, it smells very bad! - I don't agree! With a piece of bread and a glass of red wine, (the) Camembert is unbeatable! What cheese do you like? - Me, I prefer (the) Brie.

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