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A birthday toast

"Un toast d'anniversaire"
French B2 writing exercise

Estelle is delivering a heartfelt toast to friends and family for her fortieth birthday celebration.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to be grateful that + [Subjonctif]", "a decade", "to pass (time)", "moved (emotionally)", "so many people", "present (in attendance)", "to experience a hardship", "to make [someone] into [something]", "to give thanks to [someone]", "to support [someone]", "through thick and thin", "to bring [something]", "so much [something]", "joy", "to realise [something]", "the best is yet to come", "to enjoy life to the fullest", "to raise one's glass to [something]".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-11-28

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Préposition

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I am very grateful that you are all here to celebrate my 40th birthday. These last four decades have passed so quickly! While I look around me, I feel moved to see so many people present today. All the hardships that I've experienced have made me into the person that I am today. I would like to give thanks to my wonderful family who have supported me through thick and thin. And thank you to my dear friends: you bring so much joy into my life! I now realise that the best is yet to come and [that] it's important for everyone to enjoy life to the fullest! So, let's raise our glasses to the ones [whom] we love and to the future!

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