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No Christmas spirit for me!

"Pas d'esprit de Noël pour moi !"
French B1 writing exercise

Bernard really can't stand "the season of cheers"!

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "nowhere to hide", "to be surrounded by", "loud (people)", "cheerful (people)", "aggressively", "bright lights", "to feel like [one has to...]", "to run (nose)", "non-stop", "to be overwhelmed by (tasks)", "skint [US: broke]", "because of [things]", "festive celebrations", "earlier and earlier", "to be locked up at home".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2024-12-10

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Adverbe, Adjectif indéfini

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Every year, when December arrives, there is nowhere to hide! I'm surrounded by loud cheerful people, and (by) aggressively bright lights everywhere. I feel like I have to be happy, even if my nose is running non-stop, (that) I'm overwhelmed by all the things that I have to organise, and I'm skint [US: broke] because of all the gifts that I must buy. And as if that wasn't enough, the festive celebrations start earlier and earlier every year. This year, I heard Mariah Carey at the supermarket on November 1st... That's decided, this year, I'll stay shut in at home!

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