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Post-holiday [US: vacation] voice mail

"Message vocal d'après-vacances"
French C1 writing exercise

Éric leaves a voice mail for his best friend after a sunny break in Nice.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to go back to work", "to soak up the sun", "an umbrella (cocktail)", "a sunset", "Mediterranean sea", "I wished [someone were...]", "though I must admit...", "going solo", "a solo holiday [US: vacation]", "much earlier", "anyway !", "can't wait to [do]", "juicy details", "to give [someone] a call", "to get a message", "kisses!".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2024-08-01

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
  • Change my choices if you want
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Le Présent (Indicatif), L'Imparfait (Indicatif)

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

Hi Marie! I hope you're ok. I came back from my holiday [US: vacation] the day before yesterday, and honestly, if I didn't have to go back to work, I would have stayed there for the rest of the summer! You were right, I absolutely adored Nice! I spent my time soaking up the sun, drinking delicious cocktails - you know, the ones with the little umbrellas - while admiring the sunsets on the Mediterranean sea. I wished you were there with me, though I must admit that going solo was a revelation. If I'd known that solo holidays [US: vacations] could be so relaxing, I'd have done it much earlier! Anyway, I can't wait to see you to tell you the juicier details... Give me a call when you get that message! Kisses!

Clever stuff happening!