At the New Year's Eve House Party

"À la fête du Nouvel An"
French A2 writing exercise

Mathieu welcomes his guest at his New Year's Eve house party.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "welcome to", "a decoration", "to try to [do]", "to make an effort", "some fireworks", "even", "appetizers", "Well done!", "to serve [someone] a drink", "I would like", "wine", "champagne", "in the fridge", "to wait for [something]", "a balcony", "the view".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-12-21

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
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Préposition, Le Passé Composé (Indicatif)

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

- Hi Lydia! Welcome to my place! - Thanks! I love your decorations! - I tried to make an effort. I also bought some fireworks and I even made some appetizers! - That's fantastic! Well done! - Can I serve you a drink? - Yes please. I'd like a glass of white wine. - I also have some champagne in the fridge, but we're going to have to wait for midnight! Come with me on the balcony, the view is really magnificent!

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