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Having trouble with your 'le' and 'la', 'du' and 'de la'? Check up on gender in this exercise and improve your writing at the same time.
Writing question: Health
In your controlled writing assessments, you will have to write at least 100 words for each task. If you are aiming for grade C and above, you will have to write at least 200 words for each. The practice exercises here are mainly shorter, just to help you gain confidence in your writing.
Read this typical exam question. It is an extract from a questionnaire given to young people about their lifestyles. Print out this page and fill in the gaps, or write down your answers on a piece of paper. Then move on to the next page to see a sample answer and try an exercise on gender agreement.
- Question
Your partner school wants to find out about life for teenagers in your country. They are particularly interested in the topics 'A typical teenager's breakfast' and 'Young people and sport'.
Write an answer in French (about 100 words) answering the following questions.
1. What do you usually have for breakfast? ...............................................................................................
2. Where did you have your breakfast this morning? ...............................................................................................
3. What time did you have breakfast? ...............................................................................................
4. Who did you have breakfast with? ...............................................................................................
5. Do you eat a balanced breakfast? ...............................................................................................
6. Why? ...............................................................................................
7. What sports do you do at the moment? ...............................................................................................
8. What is your favourite sport and why? ...............................................................................................
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