Synchronised swimming

"La natation synchronisée"
French B1 writing exercise

Frank would love to join a synchronised swimming team.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to hop (channels)", "to come across", "World Aquatics Championships", "to leave [someone] speechless", "to compete in", "can't believe it", "was a boy", "to join (team)", "a teammate", "to glide", "gracefully", "symmetrical", "to fade", "like magic", "bewitching".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-20

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How the test works
You’ll practise: L'Imparfait (Indicatif), Adverbe, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif)

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Five years ago, I was hopping from channel to channel when I came across the World Aquatics Championships. What I saw left me speechless: a team of men was competing in the synchronised swimming category! I couldn't believe it! When I was a boy, I loved this beautiful sport and now, I absolutely want to join a team! I even dream of it all the time. My teammates and I would glide gracefully, we would form perfectly symmetrical patterns which would fade like magic while following bewitching music.

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