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At the aquarium

"À l'aquarium"
French A1 writing exercise

Lili and her mother are visiting their local aquarium.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "Mum [US: Mom]", "a fish / fish (plural)", "many [things]", "very", "beautiful", "which [thing]?", "a species", "to prefer", "a jellyfish", "because", "to move", "gracefully", "dangerous", "to be safe (in security)", "here", "to want [to do]", "an aquarium", "too [+ adj.]", "interesting", "to understand", "it's late", "to come back", "soon".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-03-27

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • 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: Le Présent (Indicatif), Adjectif, Pronom sujet

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- Mum [US: Mom], there are a lot of fish! - Yes Lili, they are very beautiful. Which species do you prefer? - I love (the) jellyfish, because they move gracefully. Are they dangerous? - They can be very dangerous, but we are safe here. - Mum [US: Mom], I don't want to leave: the aquarium is too interesting! - I understand Lili, but it's late and we can come back soon.

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