House hunting is hard!

"C'est dur de trouver un logement !"
French B1 writing exercise

Coralie explains to her friend Samuel how frustrated she is living with her parents and how hard it is to find her own place.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to move out of [someone's house]", "finally (=at last)", "still (happening)", to live with [someone]", "uncomfortable (furniture)", "to be so [adj.] that...", "to sleep well", "to work better", "Plus, ...", "to argue with [someone]", "over nothing", "to start [doing]", "one's own place (living)", "a flat [US: apartment]", "to include [something]", "a balcony", "spacious (room)", "unfortunately", "to be far from [something]", "public transport", "frustrating", "honestly", "discouraging".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-05-08

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), Adverbe, Adjectif

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

- Hello Coralie, have you finally moved out of your parents' house? - No, I'm still living with them, which I really hate. For example, I've had the same old bed for years and it's so uncomfortable that I don't sleep well at all. I also need a bigger bedroom to work better. Plus, I always argue with my parents over nothing. - Haven't you started looking for your own place? - Yes! I would love to find a modern flat [US: apartment] in the city centre which would include a balcony and a spacious kitchen. Unfortunately, they are all too expensive, too small or too far from public transport, which is very frustrating and honestly discouraging.

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