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At the Dunkirk Carnival

"Au Carnaval de Dunkerque"
French A1 writing exercise

Friends Ludovic and Soline are enjoying their day celebrating the famous Dunkirk Carnival.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "so + [adj.]", "to be happy to [be]", "here", "a carnival", "absolutely", "incredible", "to agree", "a colour", "a (yellow) raincoat", "iconic", "perfect", "a symbol", "a seaside town", "to see [something]", "a giant puppet", "over there", "of course", "plus...", "it's raining", "now", "to throw [something]", "fish", "a tradition", "to come".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2026-02-19

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Adjectif, Question/Interrogative

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

- Soline, I'm so happy to be here! This carnival is absolutely incredible! - Yes, I agree Ludo. I love all the beautiful colours. And the yellow raincoats are so iconic! - It's a perfect symbol for this seaside town. Oh, I see the giant puppets over there! - Yes! Can we get closer? - Of course! I want a colourful umbrella, and you? - Yes please! Plus, it's raining now. - What? Why are they throwing fish? - It's carnival's tradition! Come!

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