My first music festival

"Mon premier festival de musique"
French B2 writing exercise

Amélie recalls the first time she went to a music festival with her best friend Emma.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to turn [age]", "a music festival", "not to expect to [do]", "to have so much fun", "to sing at the top of one's lungs", "to get to [a place] (to reach)", "the whole duration of", "despite", "to be thrilled to [do]", "so many [people]", "a talented artist", "throughout [en event]", "electric", "an audience", "happily", "to come on stage", "to start [doing]", "to scream", "like never before", "powerful (voice)", "to leave [someone] speechless", "in tears", "to remain".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-06-20

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You’ll practise: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Le Plus-que-Parfait (Indicatif), Adjectif

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My best friend Emma and I had just turned twenty, and for the occasion, we'd decided to go to our first music festival. We didn't expect to have so much fun! We had driven for hours (while) singing at the top of our lungs before getting to the small inn where we were going to stay for the whole duration of the festival. Despite that long journey, we were thrilled to be able to listen to so many talented artists. Throughout the festival, the atmosphere was electric and the audience was happily dancing and singing at each concert. When our favourite singer had finally come on stage, Emma and I'd started screaming like never before! Then, her powerful voice had left us speechless and in tears. That festival will remain one the most intense experiences of my life!

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