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DELF A1 ticket reading: departure, arrival, carriage and seat

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Read a French train-ticket extract and answer eight questions about the journey date, route, times, carriage, seat and passenger.

In short

Read the label before the number: départ is departure, arrivée is arrival, voiture is the carriage and place is the seat. On this ticket, Nora travels from Nantes to Angers.

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Billet de train · les détails du voyage
RubriqueDétail
Date du voyageJeudi 12 septembre
DépartNantes · 09 h 20
ArrivéeAngers · 10 h 05
Voiture4
Place18
VoyageuseNora Morel

Study first: four labels you will use

Keep the time and place together
FrenchEnglishWhat to look for
départdepartureThe starting city and its time.
arrivéearrivalThe destination and its time.
voiturecarriageWhich carriage to enter.
placeseatWhich numbered seat to use.

Four things on a train journey

The journey details above use French h notation. Read 09 h 20 as neuf heures vingt. In a railway ticket, voiture points to a carriage. The everyday word for the physical seat is siège; the ticket field place gives its number.

  1. Question 1No account needed
    On which day does Nora travel?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Jeudi.. The date line begins with jeudi, which means Thursday.

  2. Question 2No account needed
    Which date is printed?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Le 12 septembre.. The journey date is 12 September. Four and eighteen identify the carriage and seat.

  3. Question 3No account needed
    Where does the journey begin?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Nantes.. Nantes appears after départ, so it is the starting city.

  4. Question 4No account needed
    Where does it end?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Angers.. Angers follows arrivée, which identifies the destination.

  5. Question 5No account needed
    What time does the train leave?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    À neuf heures vingt.. The departure row gives 09 h 20. The arrival row gives 10 h 05.

  6. Question 6No account needed
    What time is arrival?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    À dix heures cinq.. 10 h 05 is ten oh five. Keep the zero in the minutes.

  7. Question 7No account needed
    Which combination identifies Nora’s seat?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Voiture 4, place 18.. The two fields are separate: carriage 4, seat 18.

  8. Question 8No account needed
    Who is the passenger?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Nora Morel.. The voyageuse field gives Nora Morel as the passenger.

How do you ask someone to check your seat in French?

Excusez-moi, c’est bien la voiture quatre ?

Excuse me, is this carriage four?

Bonjour, j’ai la place dix-huit. C’est ici ?

Hello, I have seat eighteen. Is it here?

For another round, change the departure city and the seat number on a copy of the ticket. Ask your partner a route question and a seat question, then compare both answers with the new fields.

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