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Write a French self-introduction: A1 task and model paragraph

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Introduce yourself to a French study group in a short paragraph. Use a model, sentence patterns and a checklist to check age, studies, interests and purpose.

In short

Start with Je m’appelle…, then connect a few details with et: your city, age, studies and interests. Finish with why you are writing to this group. Use j’ai for age and je suis for a role: J’ai vingt-quatre ans et je suis étudiante.

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A young adult woman with a bicycle beside her joins two new friends for a relaxed coffee at a small café beside Nantes’s Loire river.
Lina meets people to pratiquer le français. Illustration: Atelier
A1 · Short writing practiceNot an official exam paper

Vous rejoignez un groupe pour pratiquer le français. Écrivez un court message pour vous présenter. Donnez votre prénom, votre âge et votre ville. Parlez de vos études ou de votre travail et de deux activités que vous aimez. Proposez un moment pour parler français ensemble.

(40 mots minimum)

You are joining a French practice group. Introduce yourself with your first name, age and city. Mention your studies or work and two activities you enjoy. Suggest a time to practise French together. For this task, write at least 40 words.

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Read a model answer

Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Lina. J’ai vingt-quatre ans et j’habite à Nantes. Je suis étudiante en histoire. J’aime lire et faire du vélo. Je cherche des personnes pour pratiquer le français. Je suis libre le mercredi après-midi. On peut parler français autour d’un café. Vous êtes libres mercredi ? À bientôt !

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How do you introduce yourself in French?

Six building blocks for your paragraph
PurposeFrench modelYour detail
NameJe m’appelle Lina.Your first name
AgeJ’ai vingt-quatre ans.Your age
CityJ’habite à Nantes.Your city
Studies or workJe suis étudiante en histoire.Your course or job
InterestsJ’aime lire et faire du vélo.Two activities
AvailabilityJe suis libre le mercredi après-midi.A day and time

Lina’s message gives the group a reason to reply: she wants to practise French and offers Wednesday afternoon. The final question repeats that day. To adapt the model, change the personal details and keep the invitation consistent with your availability.

How do you join two short facts in French?

J’ai vingt-quatre ans et je travaille dans une librairie.

I am twenty-four and I work in a bookshop.

Et connects two facts. The age uses ai; the work activity uses travaille.

J’aime lire et écouter de la musique.

I like reading and listening to music.

Use infinitives after j’aime: lire, écouter.

For a male student, write je suis étudiant; for a female student, write je suis étudiante. In this simple pattern, the role follows je suis directly. For work, je travaille dans une librairie is another useful route: it names the workplace.

Question 1No account needed
Give Lina’s age.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

J’ai vingt-quatre ans.. French expresses age with the verb meaning “have”. The second sentence gives the correct first-person form.

Question 2No account needed
Choose the activity after j’aime.J’aime ___ de la musique.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

écouter. After the conjugated verb meaning “like”, the activity takes an infinitive. Choose the form ending in -er.

Question 3No account needed
Why does Lina ask whether the group is free on Wednesday?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

She wants to arrange French practice.. She says she wants people to practise French with and is free on Wednesday afternoon.

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