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A newly found passion for handball

"Une nouvelle passion pour le handball"
French B1 writing exercise

Henri is telling his friend Corinne how much he's benefited since he started playing handball.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to lose weight", "recently", "to join [a club]", "handball", "to change [one's] life", "to play [a sport]", "to find [something] [adj.]", "a local gym (general fitness)", "new people", "to share [something]", "the same... as me", "a passion", "to feel better", "to sleep", "much better", "to make a friend", "in fact (= as a matter of fact)", "to have a drink with [someone]".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-04-09

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
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Question/Interrogative

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

- Hello Henri! Have you lost weight recently? - Yes, Corinne! I joined a handball club three months ago, which changed my life. - Really? Why did you choose this sport? - I used to love playing handball at school and I found my local gym boring. I also wanted to meet new people who shared the same passion as me. - Do you feel better? - Yes, I sleep much better and I have more energy than before. - Have you made good friends? - Yes! In fact, I'm going to have a drink with them tonight.

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