Valentine's Day: love it or not

"La Saint-Valentin : on l'aime ou pas"
French B2 writing exercise

Camille and Alexandre are chatting about their personal opinions on Valentine's Day.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "Valentine's Day", "a lot of people", "a celebration (day)", "while", "to have mixed feelings about [something]", "to be sweet to [do]", "commercial (to make money)", "despite", "one's liking for [something]", "to struggle to [do]", "to manage the pressure of [doing]", "to make [something] perfect", "to experience [something]", "disappointing", "personalised", "to fall through (plans)", "discounted [item]", "heart-shaped", "to taste much better", "to get [something] at half price".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-02-13

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You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Verbe irrégulier

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- Camille, what's your opinion on Valentine's Day? A lot of people love this celebration while others hate it. - Honestly Alexandre, I have always had very mixed feelings about this topic. Although it is sweet to celebrate one's love for someone special, I think that Valentine's Day has become too commercial. - Yes, despite my liking for this romantic celebration, I struggle to manage the pressure of making it perfect. Personally, I have experienced too many disappointing situations: from the hours spent looking for a personalised gift to the plans which fall through at the last minute. - Ultimately, what I prefer about Valentine's Day, (it) is finding the discounted chocolates that you can usually buy on February 15th in the shops! - Yes Camille, those heart-shaped chocolates taste much better when you've bought them at half price!

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