"Le Chat Noir" poster

"L'affiche "Tournée du Chat Noir""
French B1 writing exercise

Mia and her friend Louis talk about the iconic Montmartre poster.

Spot the famous "Tournée du Chat Noir" poster in Block Party's video clip for "I still remember".

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to try and [do]", "a cabaret", "to mean [something]", "iconic (object)", "a poster", "to exist", "to be sure of [something]", "to close (establishment)", "everywhere", "disdainful", "so many things", "to notice [something]", "to appear (feature) in [something]", "a video clip (music)", "to bring [something] back to [someone]".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2025-10-09

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Préposition, Le Futur Simple (Indicatif)

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- When I visit Paris next month, I'll go to Montmartre and I'll try and find the famous "Chat Noir" cabaret. - Do you mean the one from the iconic poster? It doesn't exist any more! - Are you sure (of that)? - Absolutely sure: it closed in 1897! But you'll find the poster everywhere! - I've always loved this disdainful black cat that I've seen in so many things! - Yes! I noticed this poster in the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's". - It also appears in the video clip of Bloc Party's song "I still remember". I'll bring you back a souvenir from Montmartre!

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