Savoury or Sweet Tooth?

"Sucré ou salé ?"
French B2 writing exercise

Friends Julien and Claire discuss their opposite food preferences.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to prefer [doing something] rather than [something]", "to eat savoury/sweet food", "to choose [something] over [something]", "a slice of saucisson [re: French dry sausage]", "a sweet [US: piece of candy]", "to puzzle [someone]", "most of the time", "to skip [a dish]", "unless + [something happens]", "to have a sweet tooth", "for as long as I can remember", "even better still", "to get married", "to design [a menu]", "entirely", "except if...", "diabetic".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2025-10-02

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You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Adverbe, L'Imparfait (Indicatif)

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- Personally, I prefer eating savoury food rather than sweet food. I've never really liked dessert, even when I was a little boy. I would always choose a slice of saucisson over a sweet [US: piece of candy], which puzzled and amused my parents! Most of the time, I have a starter and a main, but I skip dessert unless it's someone's birthday for example. - Oh là là ! I couldn't imagine my life without sugar! I've had a sweet tooth for as long as I can remember. Myself, I would skip the main to have dessert, or even better still, I'd have dessert for my main! Actually, I've always said that if I got married one day, I would design an entirely sweet menu for my guests, except if they're diabetic obviously!

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