Pre-date stress

"Angoisse d'avant un rendez-vous"
French B2 writing exercise

Luc was really nervous last week ahead of his date with the amazing Olivia !

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "not to think of anything but...", "to be supposed to [do]", "to rehearse", "a date", "to pass the time", "to change (clothes)", "to tuck a shirt in", "one thing was sure", "to miss one's chance".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-03-17

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How the test works
You’ll practise: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Forme négative, Préposition

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You couldn't find anyone more nervous than Luc last Tuesday. After having met Olivia a week earlier, he couldn't sleep nor eat any more: he no longer thought of anything but her! And that Tuesday, he was supposed to meet her to have a drink... All afternoon, he'd rehearsed in his head what he was going to tell her. Two hours before their date, he didn't know what to do any more to pass the time: he'd taken out the garbage, he'd changed three times, with his shirt tucked into his trousers [US: pants] or not, then he'd decided not to wear a shirt after all... Only one thing was sure, he wouldn't miss his chance!

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