A love for teaching

"Un amour pour l'enseignement"
French A2 writing exercise

Damien's passion for teaching started early.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a (pre-university) student/pupil", "a (secondary school and higher) teacher", "fascinating", "magical powers", "after school", "a hobby", "naturally", "to pick (choose)", "a career", "to hesitate".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-05

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
  • Change my choices if you want
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How the test works
You’ll practise: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Pluriel, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif)

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

I've always loved school. When I was a student, I found teachers fascinating. I thought that they knew everything, as if they had magical powers. I helped my friends with their homework after school, and learning was my favourite hobby. So naturally, when I had to pick my career, I didn't hesitate. I've been a teacher for ten years now!

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