Where to study

"Où étudier"
French B2 writing exercise

Italian student Mateo finally picked the country where he wants to study.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "in the end", "to decide in favour of", "Quebec (province)", "French-speaking (adj.)", "a change of scenery", "between the ages of...and...", "Atlantic ocean", "to dread [something]".

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
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How the test works

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Though Mateo knew already what he was going to study at university, he was really struggling to pick the country where he would spend the next three years. He wanted it to be a French-speaking country, but he was also looking for a change of scenery. He already knew France very well, since he had spent all his summers there between the ages of 2 and 18. In the end, he decided in favour of Quebec. It would be the first time that he would cross the Atlantic Ocean, which he dreaded a little. But what an exciting new adventure!

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