A great drawing class

"Un super cours de dessin"
French A1 writing exercise

Find out what Paul needs for his art class and why he likes it so much.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a drawing class", "to need [something]", "a lot of things", "for example", "a pencil", "an eraser", "paper", "to bring [something]", "paint", "a paintbrush", "drawing (activity)/to draw", "a pastime", "today", "to learn to [do]", "a flower", "a technique", "a drawing", "colourful", "to prefer", "bright colours", "a teacher (general)", "to help [someone]", "a student", "fun (activity)", "interesting".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-01-16

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

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  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
  • Change my choices if you want
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Pluriel, Genre féminin, Le Présent (Indicatif)

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For my drawing class, I need a lot of things. For example, I must have (some) pencils, an eraser and (some) paper. I also bring (some) paint and (some) paintbrushes. I love drawing, it's my favourite pastime. Today, we're learning to draw (some) flowers with different techniques. My drawings are very colourful because I prefer bright colours. Mrs Séradin, our teacher, is very kind and she helps her students. Her lessons are fun and interesting.

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