Going to the FIFA World Cup

"Aller à la Coupe du monde de foot"
French B1 writing exercise

This year, Marc is going to the World Cup in person!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to buy [something]", "a ticket (an event)", "the football/soccer World Cup", "to save money (= put money aside)", "easy", "now that...", "to be about to [do]", "to have no regrets", "to dream of [doing]", "still (lasting)", "to struggle to [do]", "to believe it", "to arrive in time to [do]", "a match (football)", "to support a team (sport)", "French / Spanish".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-06-11

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Préposition

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- Hello Marc, have you bought (some) tickets for the football [US: soccer] World Cup? - Yes Emma! I saved money for two years, which was not always easy. But now that the World Cup is about to start, I have absolutely no regrets. I've always dreamed of going (there), so I'm still struggling to believe it! I am leaving in two days with my best friends Olivier and Liam. We will arrive in time to go to the first match. - Which team will you support? - My father is French and my mother is Spanish, so I will cheer on those two teams.

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