Dialogue
DELF B1 dialogue: agree on rehearsal times with a flatmate
Practise a French flatshare conversation about rehearsals and evening meetings. Hide your lines, answer a timetable change and agree on a plan for this week.
- B1
- 12 lines
- Practice mode
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In short
Start with Camille’s need for quiet, state your rehearsal need and compare actual times. Agree on one week, then decide how to tell each other about changes: On se prévient dès qu’un horaire change.
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Vous préparez une représentation et devez répéter votre texte à voix haute. Camille travaille à distance et a parfois des réunions en soirée. Vous pouvez déplacer certaines répétitions. Parlez des horaires de cette semaine.
You are preparing a performance and need to rehearse your text aloud. Camille works remotely and sometimes has evening meetings. You can move some rehearsals. Discuss this week’s times.
- Camille
Hier, j’entendais ton texte pendant ma réunion. On peut trouver un autre horaire ?
English
Yesterday I could hear your lines during my meeting. Can we find another time?
- You
Oui, je comprends que tu aies besoin de calme. De mon côté, je dois répéter à voix haute. Comparons nos horaires pour cette semaine.
Acknowledge the need for quiet, explain yours and suggest comparing schedules.
English
Yes, I understand you need quiet. I need to rehearse aloud. Let’s compare this week’s schedules.
- Camille
Lundi, j’ai une réunion de 18 h à 19 h. Mardi, je termine à 17 h.
English
On Monday I have a meeting from 6 to 7. On Tuesday I finish at 5.
- You
Je peux répéter mardi de 18 h à 19 h. En revanche, ma répétition du jeudi à 18 h est difficile à déplacer.
Offer Tuesday, then explain the limit on Thursday.
English
I can rehearse on Tuesday from 6 to 7. However, my Thursday rehearsal at 6 is difficult to move.
- Camille
Jeudi, je suis au bureau. Mais ma réunion du mardi peut encore changer.
English
On Thursday I’m at the office. But my Tuesday meeting might still change.
- You
D’accord. On garde mardi pour le moment et on se prévient dès qu’un horaire change ?
Keep Tuesday provisional and suggest notifying each other of changes.
English
OK. Shall we keep Tuesday for now and tell each other as soon as a time changes?
- Camille
Oui. Et si je dois rester en réunion après 18 h ?
English
Yes. And what if I have to stay in a meeting after 6?
- You
Préviens-moi dès que tu le sais. Je peux décaler mardi à 19 h, mais je dois terminer avant 20 h.
Offer a later Tuesday time and give your finishing limit.
English
Tell me as soon as you know. I can move Tuesday to 7, but I need to finish before 8.
- Camille
Ça me va. Tu peux aussi fermer la porte pendant la répétition ?
English
That suits me. Can you also close the door during rehearsal?
- You
Oui, bien sûr. Si tu m’entends encore pendant une réunion, envoie-moi un message et on en reparle.
Accept the request and say how to flag a remaining problem.
English
Yes, of course. If you can still hear me during a meeting, send me a message and we’ll discuss it again.
- Camille
Alors, cette semaine : mardi à 18 h, ou à 19 h si je te préviens, et jeudi à 18 h.
English
So, this week: Tuesday at 6, or at 7 if I let you know, and Thursday at 6.
- You
C’est bien ça. On refait le point dimanche pour la semaine suivante ?
Confirm the recap and suggest a Sunday check for next week.
English
Exactly. Shall we check again on Sunday for the following week?
The shared workspace
Find:
| French | Use |
|---|---|
| De mon côté… | Introduce your own need after acknowledging Camille’s. |
| Pour le moment… | Mark the Tuesday slot as provisional. |
| On refait le point… ? | Arrange a review for the following week. |
Try the next conversation
Switch on practice mode and say your lines from the English cues. For a second round, Camille adds a Thursday meeting at 18 h. You can move Tuesday, but Thursday is fixed. Ask about the length of the meeting and propose a next step together.