When I became a vegetarian

"Quand je suis devenu végétarien"
French A2 writing exercise

Geoffrey tells us about his journey becoming a vegetarian.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "the taste", "meat", "mistreated", "to take [someone] seriously", "to explain", "a choice", "to respect", "to cook a dish", "gifted".

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
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Forme négative, Pronom d'objet indirect

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I became (a) vegetarian at the age of 16. I've never liked the taste of meat, especially red meat, and I can't bear (it) when animals are mistreated. When I told my parents that I didn't want to eat meat any longer, at first, they didn't take me seriously. But when I explained [to them] why I was making this choice, they respected my decision. It's been difficult for my mother, because she had to learn how to cook vegetarian dishes. Luckily, she proved to be very gifted!

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