The stoat of Brittany

"L'hermine de Bretagne"
French A1 writing exercise

Alice is asking her granddad about the stoat, a famous Breton animal.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a stoat", "an animal", "in winter/summer", "a tail (animal)", "special", "Brittany/Breton (adj.)", "an emblem", "that is why...", "a flag", "a symbol", "to represent", "really", "interesting".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-11-04

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Adjectif, Le Présent (Indicatif), Accord

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- Granddad, what is a stoat? - Alice, a stoat is a small animal. In the summer, it is dark brown, and in winter, it is white with a black tail. The stoat is a very special animal in Brittany. - Why is it special? - The white stoat is the emblem of Brittany. That is why the Breton flag is black and white. - And what about the little symbols on the flag? - They represent the black tail of a stoat. - That's really interesting!

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