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Tourists celebrate Bastille Day in Paris

"Des touristes célèbrent le Quatorze Juillet à Paris"
French C1 writing exercise

Americans Emma and Tom enjoy Bastille Day celebrations with their French friend Camille.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "Bastille Day", "to attract crowds", "such [adj.] [things]", "an enormous crowd", "nor did I", "to expect [something]", "festivities", "[something] feels like...", "to be celebrating", "to admit that...", "military (adj.)", "to surprise [someone]", "to realise that...", "a way of [doing]", "values inherited from [something]", "to somewhat know [something]", "to see [something] come to life before one's eyes (exp.)", "don't get me started on... (exp.)", "fireworks", "the Eiffel tower", "to never see anything like it (exp.)", "to bring [things] together", "the highlight of the day", "a firefighters' ball", "to keep [doing]", "all night long", "to make sure to [do]", "to be [somewhere] again".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2026-07-09

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet direct, Forme négative

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- I never imagined (that) Bastille Day would attract such enormous crowds! - Nor did I. I'd expected simpler festivities for this national holiday, whereas it feels like the whole city is celebrating. - I must admit that the military parade surprised me. I hadn't realised that it played such an important role. - Yes, because this parade is also a way of celebrating the Republic and the values inherited from the French Revolution. - Although I knew French history somewhat, seeing it come to life before my eyes is a completely different experience. - And don't get me started on the fireworks in front of the Eiffel Tower! I had never seen anything like it! - That's what I love about July 14th: it brings together history, tradition and celebrations. - For me, the highlight of the day(, it) was the firefighters' ball! I would have kept dancing all night long if I could have. - Next year, let's make sure that we are in Paris again for July 14th!

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