Help.. I am struggling with B2 rather more than expected and have just spotted that all the recommended lessons are C1.. can this happen or have I done something and how do I escape?

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Elizabeth B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Joyeux Noël!

It's great that Christmas gets a mention in this lesson. However, in the 500+ tests I've done I don't remember a single question mentioning Christmas. There have been questions mentioning Aid, a fair few mentioning Hanukkah and loads mentioning Thanksgiving. Please add a few questions involving Christmas! I believe it's considered rather an important festival in the USA, as well as the UK and elsewhere.

Asked 4 years ago

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Patti D.B1Kwiziq community member

La montagne should be plural. As in "I love the mountains."

Asked 1 year ago

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Alan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translation of “to take back”.

In a recent writing exercise I was asked to translate, “I took the little creature in my arms and I took him back to his home.” You translated “took back” with ramener. Ramener stems from mener meaning to lead. As the dog was being carried surely the correct translation in this case is rapporter.

Asked 5 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

'En quoi tu t'es inscrite ?'

I understand that the preposition here has to be en but I can't really get to the bottom of why. Chris has said in this discussion that the form is 's'inscrire en qqch...' but I don't really see this supported by dictionaries where à and dans seem more commonly cited. Is it that the preposition comes before the word quoi ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

To pitch a tent

Is the expression “planter une tente” out of date or is the concept slightly different ? I checked in the Oxford Dictionary for “to pitch a tent” and that’s what it came up with. In a way “monter une tente” makes perfect sense so i’m curious about “planter”

Asked 4 years ago

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Ozan D.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How can I use "imparfait" in the subordinate clause when the main clause is past

he knew that : "I was playing football" =direct speech
he knew that I had been playing football=indirect speech
or
he knew that "I used to play football" = direct speech
he knew that I used to play football=indirect speech

How can I create "indirect speech" for these sentences
will you please help me? Thank you

Asked 5 years ago

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N. P.C1Kwiziq community member

Garder ou tenir

Can I write "Je les tiens précieusement" instead?

Asked 4 years ago

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Kate E.B2Kwiziq community member

Hints in Wrong Spot

I enjoyed this. It was very good.

By the way, some of your hints appear in the wrong part of the dictation.

Thanks again.