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The birth of my son

"La naissance de mon fils"
French A2 writing exercise

Geoffrey remembers the first time he saw his son.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to snow", "a midwife", "to come to get [someone]", "to enter [somewhere]", "for the first time", "cute", "a blanket", "tiny", "to come up to", "a cradle", "to grab", "a thumb", "magical".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-20

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Adjectif

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It was snowing when my son was born. I was looking at the snow when the midwife came to get me. I entered the room and I saw him for the first time. He was so cute in his blanket with his tiny hands and his little head. When I came up to his cradle, he opened his big blue eyes, and he grabbed my thumb. What a magical moment!

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