DELF B1 speaking sheet: should the library open later?

Edited by Chris Lee · Updated 24 September 2026 · About the library

Build a French opinion on a one-month library evening trial. Use five speaking moves, answer a staff-rota objection and explore the library vocabulary.

In short

A useful position connects later access with a workable staff rota. You can support one evening a week for a month, ask the team to check staffing first and suggest a review before continuing.

Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn

A warmly lit public library welcoming readers in the evening. — Later opening could let readers visit la bibliothèque after work. Illustration: Atelier

Une bibliothèque envisage de fermer à 20 h un soir par semaine pendant un mois. Certains habitants terminent leur travail après la fermeture actuelle. L’équipe souhaite organiser cet essai dans les heures déjà prévues au planning. Elle demande votre avis.

A library is considering closing at 8 pm one evening a week for a month. Some residents finish work after its current closing time. Staff want to organise the trial within the hours already on the rota. They ask for your view.

Find six things in the evening library

A small public library interior at dusk, viewed from slightly above. Include a staffed reception counter near an open entrance door, a wall clock showing eight

Une ouverture en soirée · cinq étapes

1 · State your position and its scale

Give the actual trial length in your opening. Here the proposal is one evening a week for one month.

Je suis favorable à un essai d’un mois, un soir par semaine.I support a one-month trial, one evening a week.

2 · Name one person it could help

A short example makes the access argument concrete. Use pourrait for the expected opportunity.

Une personne qui finit à 18 h 30 pourrait venir après le travail.Someone who finishes at 6.30 could come after work.

3 · Make staffing part of the proposal

Bring the staff rota into your position before someone asks about it.

Il faut d’abord revoir le planning avec l’équipe pour répartir les heures.The rota needs reviewing with the team first to distribute the hours.

4 · Answer the objection directly

If your partner says staff would simply work extra hours, return to the rota check.

Je propose de réorganiser les heures avec l’équipe. Si ce n’est pas possible, il faudra revoir le projet.I suggest reorganising the hours with the team. If that is impossible, the proposal will need reviewing.

5 · Give the trial a review point

Name what you would look at after a month: visits during the evening and the way the team managed the rota.

Après un mois, examinons la fréquentation et les difficultés d’organisation avant de décider de la suite.After a month, let’s review attendance and organisational difficulties before deciding what comes next.

Give your version

Use the five moves to give a short spoken view. Then take the cautious position: ask for a rota option before supporting the trial. Your partner asks what information would change your mind. Name one practical detail and explain why it matters.