My cousin Benjamin

"Mon cousin Benjamin"
French A1 writing exercise

Jonathan talks about his favourite cousin.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "the United States", "a word", "bilingual", "to ask questions", "to make progress".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-03-13

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Genre masculin

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I love my cousin Benjamin. He's sixteen, and he lives in the United States! It's great! When he comes to France for the holiday [US: for vacation], he tries to speak French, and I speak English with him. It's rather difficult, but I learn a lot of new words! Benjamin wants to be bilingual one day, so he asks questions all the time. We make progress together: it's very motivating!

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