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Last summer

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L’été dernier

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Last winter

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L’hiver dernier

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Last year

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L’année dernière

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During the Christmas holidays

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Pendant les vacances de Noël

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During the Easter holidays

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Pendant les vacances de Pâques

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Two years ago

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Il y a deux ans

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The summer holidays

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Les grandes vacances

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There were 20 people in the group

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Il y avait 20 personnes dans le groupe

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We went skiing in the Alps

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Nous sommes allés faire du ski dans les Alpes

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We rented a holiday home in the south of France

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Nous avons loué un gîte dans le Midi

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A boy stayed with me

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Un garçon est resté avec moi

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I travelled by train and ferry/by Eurotunnel

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J’ai voyagé par le train et le ferry/par l’Eurotunnel

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We went by plane/boat/bus

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Nous avons pris l’avion/le bateau/le car

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During the journey I fell asleep

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Pendant le voyage je me suis endormi

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I spent my time reading

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J’ai passé mon temps à lire

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I looked out the window

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J’ai regardé par le fenêtre

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I stayed in a three-star hotel

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J’ai logé dans un hôtel trois étoiles

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I stayed in a ski resort

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J’ai logé dans une station de ski

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There were four people in the family

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Il y avait quatre personnes dans la famille

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I went camping in the heart of the country

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J’ai fait du camping en pleine campagne

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The hotel was ugly/awful

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L’hôtel était moche/affreux

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22
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I shared a room with

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J’ai partagé une chambre avec

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23
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The flat was very small

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L’appartement était très petit

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24
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I made friends

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Je me suis fait des amis

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25
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I had a lot of fun

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Je me suis beaucoup amusé

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26
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I missed my family

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Ma famille m’a manqué

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27
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I was homesick

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J’avais le mal du pays

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28
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The work was easy/difficult

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Le travail était facile/difficile

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29
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I often went into cafes

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J’allais souvent dans les cafés

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30
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In the morning, I went sunbathing on the beach

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Le matin, je me bronzais sur la plage

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In the afternoon, I relaxed by side of the pool

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L’après-midi, je me reposais au bord de la piscine

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Every night I ate in a restaurant

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Tous les soirs je mangeais au restaurant

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I often went sightseeing

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Je faisais souvent du tourisme

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I did not like the food

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Je n’ai pas aimé la nourriture

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The work was stressful and tiring

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Le travail était stressant et fatigant

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The family was very nice and friendly

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La famille était très gentille et accueillante

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The food was delicious

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La nourriture était délicieuse

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I would like to return to

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J’aimerais retourner à

39
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I worked as a dishwasher/waiter

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J’ai travaillé comme plongeur/serveur

40
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I have just returned to Dumfries after spending two unforgettable weeks in France

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Je viens de rentrer à Dumfries après avoir passé deux semaines inoubliables en France

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I left on 6 April and I returned on 16 April

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Je suis parti le deux avril et je suis rentré le seize avril

42
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With my family

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Avec ma famille

43
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With my school

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Avec mon école

44
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With a school group

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En groupe scolaire

45
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Alone

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Tout seul

46
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I was excited and worried at the same time

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J’étais excité et inquiet à la fois

47
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I stayed in a small comfortable hotel

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J’ai logé dans un petit hôtel confortable

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I stayed in a small youth hostel which is in a town called Liévin in the north of France and not far from the sea and the Belgian border

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J’ai logé dans une petite auberge de jeunesse confortable qui se trouve dans une ville qui s’appelle Liévin dans le nord de la France et pas loin de la mer et de la frontière belge

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I stayed with a family

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J’ai logé chez une famille

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I had a good/bad journey

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J’ai fait un bon/mauvais voyage

51
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The crossing was good/bad

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La traversée était bonne/mauvaise

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The sea was calm/rough

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La mer était calme/agitée

53
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In the morning, I got up at half past seven

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Le matin, je me levais à sept heures et demie

54
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I left the house at

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Je quittais la maison à

55
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I ate in the cantine

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Je mangeais à la cantine

56
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I visited museums

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J’ai visté des musées

57
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One time I went to the cinema

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Une fois je suis allé au cinéma

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I would like to go back there next year

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Je voudrais y retourner l’année prochaine

59
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It was nice/bad/sunny/windy

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Il faisait beau/mauvais/du soleil/du vent

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There was exceptional weather

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Il a fait un temps exceptionnel

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The sun shone every day, except one day when it rained

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Le soleil brillait tous les jours sauf un jour quand il a plu

62
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I advise all young people/everyone to visit France

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Je conseille à tous les jeunes/tout le monde de visiter la France

63
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I have fond memories of my stay in France

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Je garde un excellent souvenir de mon séjour en France

64
Q

I can get by in French

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Je sais me débrouiller en français

65
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I can express myself in French

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Je sais m’exprimer en français

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I made a lot of progress in French

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J’ai fait beaucoup de progrès en français

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I was very happy with my stay

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J’étais très content de mon séjour

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One thing that surprised me a little was

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Une chose qui m’a étonné un peu était

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I chose to

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J’ai choisi de

70
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I got by using my little French pocket dictionary

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Je me suis débrouillé à l’aide de mon petit dictionnaire de poche français

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Everyone was very nice to me

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Tout le monde était très gentil avec moi

72
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I got used to life in France very easily

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Je me suis habitué assez facilement à la vie en France

73
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I really liked the food in France especially

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J’ai beaucoup aimé la nourriture en France surtout

74
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I did work experience for two weeks

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J’ai fait un stage en entreprise pendant deux semaines

75
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I made myself understood

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Je me suis fait comprendre en français

76
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I got on well with everybody especially

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Je me suis bien entendu avec tout le monde especially

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I improved my accent and my pronuciation

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J’ai amélioré mon accent et ma prononciation