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Hurray for the city centre!

"Vive le centre-ville !"
French A1 writing exercise

Julien tells us why he loves living in the city centre [US: downtown].

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "in the city centre [US: downtown]", "to go on foot", "a car", "plus (moreover)", "a neighbourhood", "to feel like [something]", "meat", "the butcher shop", "the market", "in the morning", "a bakery", "warm".

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

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

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  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Préposition, Le Présent (Indicatif), Article

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I love living in the city centre [US: downtown] because I can go to the supermarket on foot and I don't need a car. Plus, in my neighbourhood, there are a lot of shops. When I feel like meat, I go to the butcher shop. On Wednesdays and (on) Saturdays, I can go to the market! And in the morning, I go to the bakery to buy a warm baguette!

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