Gap-fill

French A1 gap-fill: a suitcase for warm and cold days

Nina packs for a sunny trip, then the forecast changes. Fill in clothes and accessory words in this short French story, with a translation.

In short

This story uses clothes words: le short, le tee-shirt, les sandales, le maillot de bain, le pull, le manteau, l'écharpe, les bottes, le parapluie. Use the hints to choose the right word.

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Nina packing light clothes and warm layers into a suitcase.
Nina adds un pull and un manteau when the forecast changes. Illustration: Atelier

La valise de Nina

Nina part trois jours à Biarritz. La météo annonce du soleil, alors elle met dans sa valise un (shorts), deux (T-shirts) et ses (sandals). Bien sûr, elle prend aussi son (swimsuit) pour la plage.

Le soir, elle regarde encore la météo. Surprise : il va faire froid et pleuvoir ! Nina ajoute un (jumper) chaud et son (coat).

« Et s'il y a du vent ? » Elle prend une (scarf) et un (woolly hat). Pour ses pieds, elle remplace les sandales par des (boots).

La valise est très lourde maintenant. Elle oublie juste une chose : son (umbrella) ! Heureusement, il y en a un à l'hôtel.

Read it in English

Nina is going to Biarritz for three days. The forecast says sun, so she puts shorts, two T-shirts and her sandals in her suitcase. Of course, she also takes her swimsuit for the beach.

In the evening, she checks the forecast again. Surprise: it's going to be cold and rainy! Nina adds a warm jumper and her coat.

"And what if it's windy?" She takes a scarf and a woolly hat. For her feet, she swaps the sandals for boots.

The suitcase is very heavy now. She forgets just one thing: her umbrella! Luckily, there is one at the hotel.

How do you talk about clothes and weather in French?

Weather and clothes
WeatherClothes
Il fait chaud.un short, un tee-shirt, des sandales
Il fait froid.un pull, un manteau, une écharpe, un bonnet
Il pleut.un imperméable, des bottes, un parapluie
Il y a du soleil.des lunettes de soleil, une casquette

To talk about packing, use mettre dans la valise (put in the suitcase), faire sa valise (to pack) and prendre (to take). Mettre also means to put on clothes: je mets mon manteau. Porter describes what you're wearing: elle porte des bottes.

Question 1No account needed
"She's packing."

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Elle fait sa valise.. Faire sa valise is to pack.

Question 2No account needed
What does Nina forget?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

her umbrella. Elle oublie… son parapluie !