Walking in the woods in the fall

"Se promener dans les bois en automne"
French A2 writing exercise

Sophie explains to her friend Rémi why she loves walking in the woods in the fall.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to love [doing]", "the woods", "in the fall/autumn", "an atmosphere", "that time of year", "to be little (person)", "to wait for [something]", "always", "impatiently", "to feel [something] (sensation)", "the cold air", "a smell", "a pine needle", "Plus...", "a leaf", "a tree", "an autumnal hue", "usually", "to jump in a puddle", "wellies [US: rubber boots]", "to become", "a family tradition".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA

Last updated: 2025-10-23

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You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Adjectif, Adjectif possessif

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- Sophie, why do you love going to the woods in the fall? - The atmosphere is special at that time of (the) year, Rémi! When I was little, I always waited for the fall impatiently. It makes me happy when I feel the cold air on my face and when I breathe in the smell of pine needles. Plus, I've always loved the colours of the leaves in the trees. Their autumnal hues are really beautiful. Usually, I go to the woods with my sons: we collect our favourite leaves and they jump in the puddles with their wellies [US: rubber boots]. It has become our little family tradition.

Walking in the woods in the fall

"Se promener dans les bois en automne"French A2 writing exercise

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

"Se promener dans les bois en automne"
French A2 writing exercise