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A French April Fool's

"Un premier avril français"
French B1 writing exercise

Cécile and her sons are making the traditional French fish for April Fool's day.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "it's [date]", "to have fun with", "to draw", "to cut [something] out", "after lunch", "to stick [something]", "[someone's] back", "a prank", "to surprise [someone]", "funny".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2024-04-04

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Futur Simple (Indicatif), Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Verbe irrégulier

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- Hello Cécile! What will you do tomorrow? - It'll be April 1st tomorrow, so I'll have fun with my sons. In the morning, the boys will draw some fish on (some) paper, then they'll cut them out. After lunch, we'll go to the park where they'll be able to stick their fish on their friends' backs! My sons have always loved that tradition! Of course, we will also prepare a prank to surprise their dad when he comes back from work. It will be so funny!

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