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A welcome career change

"Un changement de carrière bienvenu"
French A2 writing exercise

Gabriel feels so much better since he's changed careers.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to work as a [job]", "an accountant", "for [X] years", "every day", "to sit at a desk", "to look at [things]", "numbers (general)", "a computer", "always", "stressed (person)", "tired", "one day", "[X] years ago", "to decide to [do]", "to change careers", "to quit [one]'s job", "to become [a profession]", "a landscape gardener", "an office", "a park", "a flower", "to replace [something]", "much happier", "relaxed", "to have no regrets".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2026-04-30

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Participe passé

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Gabriel worked as an accountant for ten years. Every day, he sat at his desk and he looked at (some) numbers on a computer. He was always stressed and tired. So one day, two years ago, Gabriel decided to change careers. He quit his job and he became a landscape gardener. Now, his "office" is the park or a beautiful garden, and (the) pretty flowers have replaced the numbers. Gabriel is much happier and more relaxed, and he has no regrets at all!

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