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DELF B1 writing: link a practical example back to your request

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Build eight French sentences that turn a concrete entry problem into a clear request, linking the observed delay to information needed in the next message.

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Move from event → cause → consequence → requested action. Cet oubli a retardé la séance ; je vous demande donc d’ajouter le code au prochain envoi makes the example support the request. The anecdote should establish why the proposed change matters.

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Connect the concrete access problem to a practical request. Illustration: Atelier

The original situation concerns an association’s workshop. Three participants waited outside because the invitation omitted the entry code. Rebuild the eight exact model sentences below, using the given English meaning. The exercise practises a supplied sequence; other word orders can be possible in free writing.

Rebuild the model from observation to request

Tap the words in the right order. Tap a placed word to send it back.

  1. Yesterday, three participants waited outside.

  2. The entry code was not included in the message.

  3. This omission delayed the start of the session.

  4. I therefore ask you to add the code to the next message.

  5. You could also specify which entrance to use.

  6. That would allow new participants to find the entrance.

  7. Even if someone is at reception, this information remains useful.

  8. Could you confirm this change before Friday?

Make the consequence do useful work

The first two sentences establish what happened and why. Cet oubli names the missing information and links it to the delayed start. Donc then connects that consequence to the request for the next invitation. Without those links, a story about waiting outside could remain an isolated complaint.

Comme le code manquait, certains participants ont attendu dehors. Il faudrait donc l’ajouter au prochain message.

Because the code was missing, some participants waited outside. It should therefore be added to the next message.

Request the change that addresses the cause

Adding the code and identifying the entrance respond directly to the entry problem. An unrelated request to change the workshop subject would not. The sentence about reception also anticipates a possible objection: staff presence can help, but clear arrival information remains useful to new participants.

Question 1No account needed
What links the anecdote to the requested change?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

The missing code caused waiting and delayed the start.. The cause and consequence establish why the next message needs the code.

Question 2No account needed
Which requested action addresses that cause?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Add the entry code to the next invitation.. The action supplies the missing information.

Question 3No account needed
What does donc signal here?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

A consequence or conclusion leading to the request.. Donc connects the observed problem to the proposed action.

For your own response, finish the example by answering so what? Name the effect on participation, timing or access, then request a change that addresses it. This keeps the practical detail connected to the message’s purpose.

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