Summer food and drinks

"La nourriture et les boissons estivales"
French A1 writing exercise

Léa and her friend Julien are talking about what they like to eat and drink in the summer.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "in the summer", "to be hot (weather)", "to prefer to [do]", "a salad", "a juicy tomato", "a fresh cucumber", "corn", "multicoloured", "a bell pepper", "Yum!", "delicious", "but", "mostly", "red fruit", "a raspberry", "a strawberry", "a cherry", "to drink", "a lot / a lot of [things]", "a drink", "a lemonade", "an ice cube", "a straw".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2026-07-02

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Article défini, Adjectif

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- What do you like to eat in the summer? - When it's hot, I prefer to eat (some) salads with (some) juicy tomatoes, (some) fresh cucumbers, (some) corn and (some) multicoloured bell peppers! - Yum, that's delicious! Me too, I like salads, but I mostly eat (some) red fruit: (some) raspberries, (some) strawberries, (some) cherries, ... And I drink a lot. My favourite drink in the summer is (the) lemonade with a lot of ice cubes and a straw!

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