Woodland animals

"Les animaux de la forêt"
French B2 writing exercise

Yann and Lara encountered some lovely woodland creatures on their afternoon walk.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to escape [a place]", "to go for a stroll", "peaceful", "into the heart of the forest", "to breathe in the fresh air deeply (exp.)", "around the bend of a path", "to freeze (stop)", "to gesture to [someone] to [do]", "to approach", "without a sound", "barely", "a family of deer", "to drink from a stream", "to creep forward stealthily (exp.)", "a fern", "a fawn", "to frolick (animals)", "a golden ray (sun)", "a red squirrel", "to join a spectacle", "to hop from branch to branch", "awestruck by [something]", "fairy-tale (adj.)", "to break the spell (exp.)", "in the blink of an eye (exp.)", "to disappear", "the undergrowth (forest)", "a magical interlude".

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That afternoon, Yann and Lara had decided to escape the city by going for a peaceful stroll into the heart of the forest. They were breathing in the fresh air deeply, when suddenly, around the bend of a path, Lara froze. She gestured to Yann to approach without a sound. Barely a few metres away, a family of deer was drinking from a stream. Lara and Yann crept forward stealthily to hide behind some tall ferns, from where they could admire the little fawns who were frolicking in the sun's golden rays. It was then that a red squirrel joined the spectacle! He hopped from branch to branch directly above their heads. Awestruck by this fairy-tale encounter, Lara laughed, which accidentally broke the spell. In the blink of an eye, the little group disappeared into the undergrowth. What a magical interlude!

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