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Family holiday car trip

"Sur la route des vacances en famille"
French B1 writing exercise

Let the squabbles begin!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a blankie [security blanket]", "the back shelf (car)", "to feel nauseous", "to do [someone] good", "that's enough", "to bother [someone]".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-03-13

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
  • Change my choices if you want
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Verbe irrégulier, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif)

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

DAD: Come on, everyone get in the car! MUM/MOM: Quentin, did you bring your blankie [security blanket]? QUENTIN: Yes Mum, it's on the back shelf. DAD: (later) Is everyone ok back there? MARION: No, I feel nauseous. MUM/MOM: Open your window, the air will do you good. QUENTIN: I'm thirsty. MARION: I'm hungry. QUENTIN: When do we get there? DAD: That's enough now! We'll get there when we get there! MARION: Dad! Quentin won't stop bothering me! MUM/MOM: Kids, stop fighting, we'll be there soon.

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