Chapitre 4 : Mes sentiments et mes opinions Le journal intime
The diary entry is usually Question 2 (a) in the Higher Level French paper. You will be asked to write 75 words minimum. Usually, you have to react to something very good or something very bad that has happened to you. It is very important that you express your feelings.
You can learn lots of expressions to communicate how you feel about something. In this sense, the diary entry is probably the easiest of all the written questions.
Le plan ● Write the day and the time at the top. ● Start with « Cher journal … » ● End with one of the following expressions (you can use the same ones repeatedly): « Bonne nuit ! » « À demain. » « Au dodo ! »
● Below are some sentences to help you.
Vocabulaire Pour commencer ● Quelle journée (fantastique) ! ● Quelle soirée (horrible) !
● Tu ne croiras jamais ce qui m’est arrivé aujourd’hui ! ● Je viens juste de rentrer d’une soirée incroyable !
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What a (great) day! What a (horrible) evening!
You will never believe what happened to me today!
I have just returned from an incredible night out!
● Aujourd’hui c’était la pire / la meilleure journée de ma vie ! Today was the worst / the best day of my life.
● Je n’y crois pas ! ● Je n’oublierai jamais cette journée !
Des expressions négatives ● J’en ai marre (de) …
● J’en ai assez ! / J’en ai ras le bol ! ● Mes parents me tapent sur les nerfs. ● J’ai le cafard.
● Je suis hors de moi ! ● J’ai vraiment du mal.
● Pour couronner le tout … I can’t believe it! I will never forget this day!
