Shopping for Hanukkah

"Faire les courses pour Hanoucca"
French A2 writing exercise

David tells his friend Rachel about his Hanukkah preparations.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to be ready for [something]", "Hanukkah", "almost", "to buy", "a candle", "a menorah", "also", "pretty", "a chocolate coin", "now", "flour", "sugar", "eggs", "jam", "to make [food]", "delicious", "oil", "to sell [something]", "at the till (supermarket)", "perfect", "Happy Hanukkah!", "see you soon!".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2025-12-11

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Préposition, Genre féminin

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- Hello David! Are you ready for Hanukkah? - Almost! I bought the nine candles for the menorah. They're blue and white this year. I also found a pretty dreidel for my niece, and I took some chocolate coins for all the children. Now, I need (some) flour, (some) sugar, (some) eggs and (some) jam to make my delicious sufganiyots, and I need to buy (some) oil for the menorah. - I went to the supermarket today and they were selling the oil at the till. - Perfect, thank you! And Happy Hanukkah! - Happy Hanukkah! See you soon!

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