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At the gift shop

"À la boutique de souvenirs"
French A1 writing exercise

Mike and Linda pick some souvenirs in a Montmartre gift shop.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to need [something]", "a souvenir", "art", "so (=therefore)", "a shop", "too many [things]", "pretty", "to choose", "to think [something] of", "a tote bag", "a painting", "an idea", "a change purse", "adorable", "placemats (table)", "the till".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-12

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
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Adjectif, Adjectif démonstratif

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

- I need a souvenir for my niece Olivia. She loves art so this shop is perfect! - Yes, there are too many pretty things, I can't choose! - What do you think of this tote bag with Van Gogh's famous painting? - That's an excellent idea! I'm going to buy this little change purse and those adorable placemats! - Where is the till?

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