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My dream job

"Le métier de mes rêves"
French B1 writing exercise

Henri is telling Lola about his dream of being a firefighter.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a job", "to dream of [doing]", "to love to [do]", "a firefighter", "to admire [someone]", "courage", "dedication (to an activity)", "a doctor", "to realise [something]", "to prefer [doing]", "to save people", "in a different way", "an environment", "filled with [something]", "adrenaline", "a profession", "dangerous", "in grave danger", "rewarding (action)", "to speak about it to [someone]", "to be proud of [something]", "a career choice", "to succeed (in general)", "even more".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-04-30

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: Question/Interrogative, Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Le Conditionnel Présent

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

- Henri, what job would you dream of doing? - I would love to be a firefighter. I've always admired their courage and their dedication. - Didn't you want to become a doctor? - Yes, but I realised (that) I wouldn't enjoy working in a hospital and I would prefer to save people in a different way while working in an environment filled with adrenaline. - I think (that) it's a more dangerous profession than others. - Yes, but helping people in grave danger would be really rewarding. - Have you spoken to your parents about it? - Yes, they're very proud of my career choice, which makes me want to succeed even more.

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