Differing opinions on the Castle of the Dukes in Nantes

"Différentes opinions sur le Château des Ducs à Nantes"
French B2 writing exercise

Noémie and Olivier don't agree on their recent visit to the Castle of the Dukes in Nantes.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to find out about [something]", "twice", "fascinating", "how much (=to what extent)", " to influence [something]", "the construction (act of building)", "the architecture", "impressive", "an artefact", "to display [something] (museum)", "stunning (building)", "an exhibition", "even more + [adj.]", "a section (museum)", "maritime", "at the time of...", "multimedia elements", "to prevent [someone] from [doing]", "to focus on [something]", "an (historical) exhibit", "to make [something] + [adj.]", "an interactive screen", "in the end", "an atmosphere".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-09-26

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You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Participe passé, Le Présent (Indicatif)

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- Olivier, do you remember the visit to the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany that we did together in Nantes last month? - Of course, Noémie! I loved finding out about Anne de Bretagne's story who became queen of France twice! It was fascinating to see how much she influenced the construction of the castle. I also found the architecture of the building more impressive than the artefacts which the museum had displayed. - I disagree! Although the architecture of the castle is stunning, the museum's exhibitions are even more incredible, especially the section on the city's maritime history. - At the time of our visit, I found that there were too many multimedia elements, which prevented me from focussing on the historical exhibits. - Don't you think that the interactive screens make these visits more interesting? - Maybe, but, in the end, I would have preferred a quieter atmosphere.

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