Gap-fill
DELF A1 speaking: describe a visit plan and something you’d like to do
Talk about a two-day visit to Lyon, your train journey and a museum wish. Complete Nora’s account, then practise three short follow-up answers.
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In short
Say the plan with je vais + infinitive: Je vais prendre le train. Add a wish with je voudrais + infinitive: Je voudrais visiter un musée. Here, Nora has planned the family visit and is still choosing a museum.
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Your role: Nora’s two-day visit
Le mois prochain, vous allez rendre visite à votre cousine à Lyon pendant deux jours. Vous allez prendre le train. Vous voudriez aussi visiter un musée, mais vous n’avez pas encore choisi lequel.
Next month, you are going to visit your cousin in Lyon for two days. You are going by train. You would also like to visit a museum, but have not chosen which one yet.
| What you mean | French | What it tells the listener |
|---|---|---|
| Visit a person | rendre visite à ma cousine | Your cousin is the person you are visiting. |
| Visit a place | visiter un musée | The museum is the place you want to see. |
| Locate the trip | le mois prochain | The trip is next month. |
| Give its length | pendant deux jours | The stay lasts two days. |
Four things for the trip
Find:
Three questions after your account
- Partner
Vous allez rester combien de temps ?
How long are you going to stay?
- Nora
Deux jours.
Two days.
- Partner
Vous partez en voiture ?
Are you going by car?
- Nora
Non, je vais prendre le train.
No, I am going to take the train.
- Partner
Quel musée voulez-vous visiter ?
Which museum do you want to visit?
- Nora
Je n’ai pas encore choisi.
I have not chosen yet.
Complete the account with the words in the hints. Keep the infinitives after vais and voudrais. Once you have checked the gaps, read the whole account aloud as Nora; let the final sentence sound like a choice still to make.
Mon voyage à Lyon
Le mois prochain, je (aller — je) passer deux jours à Lyon. Je vais rendre visite (to) ma cousine. Pour y aller, je vais (take) le train.
Je (would like to) aussi visiter un musée avec elle, mais je n’ai pas (yet) choisi lequel. Je vais rester (for: duration) deux jours.
Read it in English
Next month, I am going to spend two days in Lyon. I am going to visit my cousin. To get there, I am going to take the train.
I would also like to visit a museum with her, but I have not chosen which one yet. I am going to stay for two days.
For a second round, change the destination to Nantes and the stay to three days. Keep the same cousin, transport and museum wish. Your partner asks the three questions in a new order. Answer each one with just the detail it asks for.