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Buying earrings for Mother's Day

"Acheter des boucles d'oreilles pour la Fête des Mères"
French A1 writing exercise

Gilles is buying earrings for his mother.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to help [someone]", "to look for [something]", "a present", "please", "a birthday", "Mother's Day", "a scarf", "silk", "beautiful", "earrings", "jewellery [US: jewelry]", "so (= therefore)", "to take [something]", "popular (things)", "how much... ?", "to owe [someone] (money)", "euros", "thank you very much", "Mum [US: Mom]", "very", "happy".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-05-05

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Pluriel, Adjectif

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- Hello Sir! Can I help you? - Hello! I'm looking for a present for my mother please. - Is it for her birthday? - No, it's for Mother's Day. - We have (some) silk scarves or (some) beautiful earrings. - She loves jewellery [US: jewelry], so I'm going to take the earrings. - They are very popular. - How much do I owe you? - Twenty euros, thank you very much. - Mum [US: Mom] is going to be very happy!

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