Exam practice

A2 French experience writing: add the help your story is missing

Revise a short account of a group walk. Connect tiredness, help and a final reaction, then write your own message with a model and checklist.

In short

Find the action that explains your reaction. In this walk, “I was tired” and “I want to go again” need a link: the group stopped and then continued at your pace.

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A small walking group pauses beside a French lake with a tired male walker on a bench.
Faire une pause lets the group continue at Paul’s pace. Illustration: Atelier

A clear draft with one missing part

Dimanche, j’ai marché avec un groupe près du lac. Il faisait beau. J’étais fatigué. C’était une bonne journée et je voudrais recommencer.

On Sunday, I walked with a group near the lake. The weather was fine. I was tired. It was a good day and I would like to do it again.

Review this draft against the task
Requested detailPresent in the draft?Revision
Where?Yes: near the lake.Keep it.
What difficulty?Yes: tiredness.Say when it became a problem.
How did the group help?Missing.Add a pause and a slower pace.
Would you repeat the walk?Yes, but the reason is thin.Connect the wish to the help received.

The writer here is Paul, so fatigué stays masculine. The background forms il faisait and j’étais describe the conditions. The actions a fait une pause and avons continué will move the story forward. Choose each tense for what the sentence says about this particular walk.

Picture the walk before writing

A calm lakeside walking route in sunshine. Seen from a slight height: a lake on the left, a footpath beside it, a wooden bench where a small group rests, a rout
A2 · Experience-writing revisionNot an official exam paper

Vous êtes Paul. Vous racontez à votre amie Nora votre première promenade en groupe, dimanche, près du lac. Après une heure, vous étiez fatigué. Le groupe a fait une pause, puis a continué à votre rythme. Écrivez un message qui raconte cette aide et explique pourquoi vous voudriez recommencer.

(60 mots minimum)

You are Paul. Tell Nora about your first group walk, on Sunday near the lake. After an hour you were tired. The group took a break and then continued at your pace. Describe the help and explain why you would like to go again. Write at least 60 words for this practice.

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Salut Nora !

Dimanche, j’ai fait ma première promenade en groupe près du lac. Il faisait beau et tout le monde était de bonne humeur. Après une heure, j’étais fatigué et je marchais lentement. Le groupe a fait une pause avec moi. Ensuite, nous avons continué à mon rythme. J’ai beaucoup apprécié cette aide. Grâce au groupe, j’ai pu terminer la promenade. Je voudrais recommencer avec les mêmes personnes.

À bientôt !

Paul

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Question 1No account needed
Which addition supplies the requested help?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Le groupe a fait une pause avec moi.. The pause is an action taken by the group in response to Paul’s tiredness.

Question 2No account needed
Which tense presents tiredness as the situation after an hour?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

J’étais fatigué.. J’étais locates Paul’s state in the past at that point in the walk.