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Grandma's Burgundy recipes

"Les recettes de Bourgogne de Mamie"
French A2 writing exercise

Eric and Pauline are talking about their Burgundy dishes their grandmother used to make.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to remember [something]", "of course", "delicious", "to visit [someone]", "a plate of [things]", "always", "gingerbread", "also", "incredible", "honey", "butter", "to make [food]", "own [adj.]", "a spice mix", "ginger (ingredient)", "cinnamon", "cloves", "a secret ingredient", "to know [a thing]", "old", "a recipe book", "to call someone (phone)".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-10-20

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How the test works
You’ll practise: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet indirect, Pronom d'objet direct

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- Do you remember Grandma's gougères? - Of course! They were delicious! When we visited her, there was always a plate of gougères on the table. - Yes! And her gingerbread was also incredible! We would eat it with (some) honey or (some) butter. - She would make her own spice mix with (some) ginger, (some) cinnamon and (some) cloves. She also had a secret ingredient, but I don't know it. - Mum [US: Mom] has her old recipe book. I'm going to call her!

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