Going to the Hellfest festival in Clisson

"Aller au Hellfest de Clisson"
French B1 writing exercise

Friends Stéphane and Sam are looking forward to going to the French metal festival Hellfest this year.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "finally (= at last)", "to leave early", "a good spot (campsite)", "a campsite", "to save money (= put money aside)", "to book [something]", "a cabin", "can't wait to [do]", "a punk band", "on a stage", "to hope that...", "a vinyl record", "to be supposed to [do]", "to be very hot (weather)", "to stay hydrated", "no worries", "plenty of [something]", "Hurray for [something]!", "metal music".

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

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- In two weeks, we'll finally be in Clisson for the Hellfest! - I know! We should leave early on Thursday to be able to find a good spot at the campsite. - Good idea! Next time, I will save more money and I will book a comfortable cabin in the Easy Camp for us. - Yes, that would be fantastic! I can't wait to see my favourite punk bands on the Warzone stage. - Me, I really want to visit the Extreme Market, where I hope (that) I will find some unique vinyl records. - It's supposed to be very hot that week, so we will have to stay hydrated! - No worries! There will be plenty of beer at the Hellcity brewpub! - Hurray for metal music!

I'll be right with you...