{"id":2382,"date":"2016-04-08T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2017-05-20T22:15:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T21:15:01","slug":"french-writing-challenges-week-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/french-writing-challenges-week-one\/","title":{"rendered":"French Writing Challenges &#8211; week one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve put together some fun <strong>writing challenges<\/strong> for you to work on this weekend, which you should receive <strong>by email<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0if you&#8217;re subscribed to Kwiziq System Communications. (If you don&#8217;t have a Kwiziq account, <a href=\"\/quickreg\" target=\"_blank\">register now<\/a> to receive the next set of exercises. <a href=\"\/pricing\">Premium accounts<\/a> receive a new set every week, free accounts once a month.)<\/p>\n<p>These are self-marked tests, so you&#8217;ll be shown the correct answers as you go and asked to score yourself against them. Once you&#8217;ve completed the exercise, you can come back to this post and take a look at the <strong>list of grammar topics tested<\/strong>. If you have questions\u00a0please post them under the most suitable grammar topic (if it&#8217;s related to a specific point), or\u00a0here or on the <a href=\"\/questions\">QandA forum<\/a>\u00a0for general questions. Don&#8217;t forget you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"\/blog\/kwiziq-notebook\/\">add any of the lessons below to your notebook(s)<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0if you made mistakes in these areas during the exercises and then\u00a0kwiz against them to strengthen\u00a0the areas where you discovered you\u00a0were\u00a0weak.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A1 French Writing Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>NB: Click the test link sent to you\u00a0by\u00a0email to do\u00a0this challenge!\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nTranslate:<\/em>\u00a0&#8220;Like everyone, I&#8217;ve got a daily routine. Every morning, I get up at seven. I have a shower, I brush my teeth, and I get dressed in my bedroom. Around half past seven, I go in the kitchen to have my breakfast. Usually, I drink coffee and I eat toast with butter. I leave home at ten to eight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the French grammar you need to complete the exercise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-express-at-time-a\"><i>\u00c0<\/i> + time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-aller-in-le-present-present-tense\"><i>Aller<\/i> &#8211; present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-irregular-avoir-in-le-present-the-present-tense\"><i>Avoir<\/i> &#8211; present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-express-each-every-chaque-tous-les-indefinite-adjective\"><i>Chaque<\/i> = every, each<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/using-le-la-les-with-body-parts-and-clothing-definite-articles\">Definite articles: <i>le, la, les<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-form-the-feminine-of-nouns-and-adjectives-ending-in-ien-ion-and-on-adjectives-nouns\">Feminine forms of adjectives and nouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-reflexive-verb-s-habiller-in-le-present-present-tense\"><i>S&#8217;habiller<\/i> &#8211; present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-reflexive-verb-se-lever-in-le-present-present-tense\"><i>Se lever<\/i> &#8211; present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-express-leaving-partir-vs-laisser-vs-quitter-vs-sortir\">Partir, laisser, quitter, sortir<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-partir-sortir-and-other-irregular-tir-verbs-in-le-present-present-tense\"><i>Partir, sortir<\/i> present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/du-de-la-de-l-are-used-to-express-some-or-any-partitive-articles\">Partitive articles: <i>du, de la, des<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-mon-ma-mes-ton-ta-tes-son-sa-ses-to-say-my-your-his-her-possessive-adjectives\">Possessive adjectives: <i>mon, ma, mes<\/i>&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-pour-plus-infinitive-to-say-in-order-to\"><i>Pour<\/i> + infinitive = &#8220;in order to&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-prendre-and-derivatives-in-le-present-present-tense\"><i>Prendre<\/i> &#8211; present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-say-at-someones-place-chez-prepositions\">Preposition: <i>chez<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/prepositions-locations-dans-versus-en\">Prepositions: <i>dans<\/i>, <i>en<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-dans-sur-sous-devant-derriere-entre-to-say-in-on-top-of-under-in-front-of-behind-prepositions\">Prepositions:\u00a0 <i>dans, sur, sous, devant, derri\u00e8re, entre<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-reflexive-verbs-in-le-present-present-tense\">Reflexive verbs &#8211; present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-semi-regular-ger-verbs-in-le-present-present-tense\">Semi-regular -ger verbs &#8211; present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-tell-the-time-in-french-simple\">Telling time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-say-everybody-tout-le-monde-indefinite-pronouns\"><i>Tout le monde<\/i> = everybody<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>A2 French Writing Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>NB: Click the test link sent to you\u00a0by\u00a0email to do\u00a0this challenge!\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nTranslate:<\/em> &#8220;I had a super weekend! Saturday morning, I went to the market and I bought some fresh fruit and vegetables. Then, I went back home and, with my friend, we prepared a delicious meal. We enjoyed it very much! In the afternoon, I studied my French: I reread my lessons, I listened to the Kwiziq examples, and I did a lot of quizzes to practise. On Sunday, I spoke with my neighbour Marie: she&#8217;s French, so I was able to practise with her, and she corrected my mistakes. Now, I feel ready for my French exam!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the French grammar lessons you need to complete the exercise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-express-your-nationality-changes-whether-youre-a-man-or-a-woman-adjectives\">Adjective agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/compound-nouns-are-formed-using-prepositions-a-de-en\">Compound nouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/common-uses-of-moi-toi-lui-elle-nous-vous-eux-elles-disjunctivestress-pronouns\">Disjunctive \/ stress pronouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-etre-in-le-present-present-tense\"><i>\u00catre<\/i> &#8211; present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-coming-and-going-verbs-etre-in-le-passe-compose-conversational-past\"><i>\u00catre<\/i> verbs &#8211; pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/passe-compose-conversational-past-conjugation-of-avoir-irregular-faire\"><i>Faire<\/i> &#8211; pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/djectives-ending-in-eux-become-euse-forming-feminine-adjectives\">Feminine adjectives: eux &gt; euse)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/frais-long-and-favori-are-irregular-in-the-feminine-form\">Irregular feminine adjectives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-le-with-days-of-the-week-weekend\"><i>Le<\/i> with days of the week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-voir-boire-croire-savoir-lire-taire-avoir-in-le-passe-compose-conversational-past\"><i>Lire<\/i> &#8211; pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-an-annee-matin-matinee-jour-journee-soir-soiree-time-unit-vs-duration\"><i>Matin<\/i> vs <i>matin\u00e9e<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/du-de-la-de-l-are-used-to-express-some-or-any-partitive-articles\">Partitive articles: <i>du, de la, des<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/agree-past-participle-with-subjects-gender-and-number-with-etre-verbs-in-le-passe-compose-conversational-past\">Pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/passer-can-be-used-with-avoir-or-etre-in-le-passe-compose-and-changes-meaning\"><i>Passer<\/i> meanings with <i>avoir<\/i> vs <i>\u00eatre<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/passer-vs-se-passer-vs-se-passer-de-the-different-meanings-of-passer\"><i>Passer<\/i> vs <i>se passer<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-express-possession-with-de\">Possession with <i>de<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-mon-ma-mes-ton-ta-tes-son-sa-ses-to-say-my-your-his-her-possessive-adjectives\">Possessive adjectives: <i>mon, ma, mes<\/i>&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/common-mistakes-with-mon-ma-mes-ton-ta-tes-and-son-sa-ses-possessive-adjectives\">Possessive adjectives &#8211; common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-mon-not-ma-with-feminine-nouns-starting-with-a-vowel-or-mute-h-possessive-adjectives\">Possessive adjective: <i>mon<\/i> with feminine nouns starting with a vowel or mute h<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-pour-plus-infinitive-to-say-in-order-to\"><i>Pour<\/i> + infinitive = &#8220;in order to&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-say-at-someones-place-chez-prepositions\">Preposition: <i>chez<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-reflexive-verbs-in-the-passe-compose-conversational-past\">Reflexive verbs &#8211; pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-regular-er-verbs-avoir-in-le-passe-compose-conversational-past\">Regular -er verbs &#8211; pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/rentrer-can-be-used-with-avoir-or-etre-in-le-passe-compose-and-changes-meaning\"><i>Rentrer<\/i> meanings with <i>avoir<\/i> vs <i>\u00eatre<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-use-sentir-bon-versus-se-sentir-bien\"><i>Sentir bon<\/i> vs <i>se sentir bien<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>B1 French Writing Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>NB: Click the test link sent to you\u00a0by\u00a0email to do\u00a0this challenge!\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nTranslate:<\/em> &#8220;Next summer, I will go and spend two weeks in Paris! There, I will lodge at some friends&#8217; who have lived in France for about ten years. First, I will visit all the touristic places that I&#8217;ve only seen in pictures. It will be magical! Then, obviously, I will taste all the delicious French food: Burgundy snails, frog&#8217;s legs, calf&#8217;s head&#8230; Well, maybe not the last one, I won&#8217;t have the courage [for it]! And when my friends are free, they&#8217;ll take me to have drinks in the trendy neighbourhoods of the capital, and they&#8217;ll introduce me to their friends who will help me practise my French, and I&#8217;m sure [of it], will teach me a lot of interesting expressions!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the French grammar lessons you need to complete the exercise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/adverbs-formed-from-adjectives-ending-in-ant-and-ent-end-in-amment-and-emment-formation-of-adverbs\">Adverb formation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/the-adverbial-pronoun-en-can-replace-a-phrase-introduced-by-de\">Adverbial pronoun <i>en<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/the-adverbial-pronoun-y-means-there\">Adverbial pronoun <i>y<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-aller-in-le-futur-future-tense\"><i>Aller<\/i>&#8211; future conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-avoir-in-le-futur-future-tense\"><i>Avoir<\/i> &#8211; future conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-le-la-l-or-les-before-nouns-when-generalising-definite-articles\">Definite articles when generalising<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-you-use-depuis-since-for-with-le-present-and-not-le-passe-compose-prepositions-of-time\"><i>Depuis<\/i> with present tense rather than pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-me-te-nous-and-vous-as-me-you-us-and-you-direct-and-indirect-object-pronouns\">Direct and indirect object pronouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-make-approximate-numbers-such-as-une-dizaine-ten-or-so\"><i>Dizaine<\/i> and other approximate numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-etre-in-le-present-present-tense\"><i>\u00catre<\/i> &#8211; present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-etre-in-le-futur-future-tense\"><i>\u00catre<\/i> &#8211; future conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-adjectives-usually-take-an-e-in-the-feminine-form-feminine-adjectives\">Feminine adjectives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/djectives-ending-in-eux-become-euse-forming-feminine-adjectives\">Feminine adjectives: eux &gt; euse)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/say-where-you-live-with-jhabite-a-city\"><i>J&#8217;habite \u00e0<\/i> + city<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-use-restrictive-ne-que-with-compound-tenses-to-express-only-negative-expression\"><i>Ne \u2026 que<\/i> with compound tenses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/passer-vs-se-passer-vs-se-passer-de-the-different-meanings-of-passer\"><i>Passer<\/i> vs <i>se passer<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-express-possession-with-de-possessive-adjectives\">Possession with <i>de<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-mon-ma-mes-ton-ta-tes-son-sa-ses-to-say-my-your-his-her-possessive-adjectives\">Possessive adjectives (singular)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-notre-nos-votre-vos-leur-leurs-to-say-our-your-and-their-possessive-adjectives\">Possessive adjectives (plural)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-say-at-someones-place-chez-prepositions\">Preposition: <i>chez<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-express-next-last-with-durations-prochain-dernier\">Prochain \/ dernier<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/using-le-futur-after-quand-and-pendant-que-instead-of-le-present-in-sentences-in-future-tense\"><i>Quand<\/i> + future tense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-regular-er-and-ir-verbs-in-le-futur-future-tense\">Regular -er and -ir verbs &#8211; future conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-que-to-say-whom-which-or-that-relative-pronouns\">Relative pronoun: <i>que<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-qui-to-say-who-which-or-that-relative-pronouns\">Relative pronoun: <i>qui<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/tout-tous-and-toute-toutes-all-all-of-them-the-whole-indefinite-pronouns\">Tout, tous, toute, toutes<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/say-where-you-come-from-with-venir-de-d-du-des-country-state-region\"><i>Venir de<\/i> + country \/ state \/ region<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-suivre-vivre-and-other-irregular-vre-verbs-in-le-present-present-tense\"><i>Vivre<\/i> &#8211; present tense conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-voir-boire-croire-savoir-lire-taire-avoir-in-le-passe-compose-conversational-past\"><i>Voir<\/i> &#8211; pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>B2 French Writing Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>NB: Click the test link sent to you\u00a0by\u00a0email to do\u00a0this challenge!\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nTranslate:<\/em> &#8220;This morning, I missed my plane to Paris! I know, it&#8217;s really dumb! Yet I&#8217;d organized everything: I&#8217;d packed my suitcases two days ago so I wouldn&#8217;t forget anything, I&#8217;d put my passport and plane tickets in my coat pocket, I&#8217;d rented a car to go to the airport, and I&#8217;d even prepared a snack in case I was hungry! But nothing happened as planned! The car I&#8217;d rented broke down: I had to wait for a taxi, which made me late. It&#8217;s my fault, I should have left earlier, and above all, I should have taken a taxi in the first place! Finally, by the time we arrived at the airport, my plane had already left! Farewell, Parisian weekend! Right now, I should have been drinking an espresso on a terrace, while eating a warm croissant that I would have bought at the bakery. Next time, I&#8217;ll be better organised!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the French grammar lessons you need to complete the exercise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/attendre-quelqu-un-vs-s-attendre-a-quelque-chose-to-wait-vs-to-expect\"><i>Attendre<\/i> vs <i>s&#8217;attendre<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-avoir-in-le-conditionnel-present\"><i>Avoir<\/i> &#8211; conditional conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/adjectives-following-cest-are-always-masculine\"><i>C&#8217;est<\/i> + adjective<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/making-comparisons-using-adverbs-plus-que-aussi-que-moins-que\">Comparisons with adverbs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/contractions-of-articles-a-le-au-a-les-aux-de-le-du-de-les-des\">Contractions: <i>\u00e0 \/ de + le \/ les<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/demonstrative-adjectives-ce-cet-cette-and-ces-mean-this-that-and-these-those\">Demonstrative adjectives: <i>ce, cette, ces<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-devoir-in-le-conditionnel-present-i-should\"><i>Devoir<\/i> &#8211; conditional conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-me-te-nous-and-vous-as-me-you-us-and-you-direct-and-indirect-object-pronouns\">Direct and indirect object pronouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/use-direct-object-pronouns-then-y-then-the-verb-in-double-pronoun-subtitutions\">Double object pronouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/etre-en-train-de-expression-of-the-continuous-present\">\u00catre en train de<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-coming-and-going-verbs-etre-in-le-passe-compose-conversational-past\"><i>\u00catre<\/i> verbs &#8211; pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-the-mrs-p-vandertramp-verbs-in-le-plus-que-parfait\"><i>\u00catre<\/i> verbs &#8211; pluperfect conjugations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-express-timeliness-late-early-on-time-general\">Expressing timeliness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-form-le-gerondif-en-ant-whileby-ing\">Gerund formation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/il-faut-que-is-always-followed-by-le-subjonctif-present-the-subjunctive-mood\"><i>Il faut que<\/i> + subjunctive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/expressions-of-time-il-y-a-duration-ago\"><i>Il y a<\/i> = ago<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-irregular-etre-avoir-faire-prendre-avoir-in-le-plus-que-parfait-pluperfect-tense\">Irregular verbs &#8211; 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