Last details for the Halloween street party

"Les derniers détails pour la fête d'Halloween du quartier"
French C1 writing exercise

Bruno and Clarisse are discussing the last details for the Halloween street party they're organising.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to finalise [something]", "a Halloween street party", "not to be sure what [something does]", "in case of [something]", "bad weather", "a downpour", "nearly + [conjugated verb]", to ruin [event]", "to make sure that + [Subjonctif]", "a community hall", "in case [something happens]", "to take a turn for the worse (weather)", "an initiative", "to notify [someone]", "a resident", "to catch [someone] off guard", "to hire [something]", "a sound system", "a fiasco", "catastrophic", "to test [something]", "to work (machine)", "sweet treats", "to hand [something] out to [someone]", "to swing by [a place]", "at the last minute", "all that's left to [do] is...", "to set [decor] up", "a volunteer", "to contact [someone]".

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- Clarisse, we need to finalise everything for our Halloween street party. I am still not sure what we'll do in case of bad weather. Last year, the downpour nearly ruined the day! - Don't worry, Bruno! I've already made sure that the local community hall is available, just in case the weather takes a turn for the worse. - Excellent initiative, Clarisse! You will need to notify the residents so that they aren't caught off guard on the day. Have you thought about hiring a good sound system? We cannot repeat the fiasco from previous years. It would be catastrophic if no one could hear the music. - The team has already tested the sound and everything is working perfectly. We've also stocked up on sweet treats to hand out to the children, so we shouldn't have to swing by the supermarket at the last minute. - Finally, all that's left for us to do tonight is setting up the decorations. - Yes, the volunteers have been contacted and they'll be there on time.

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