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Expand a short French draft: add the details your reader needs

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Turn a sparse French invitation into a useful message. Add the activity, time, entrance and equipment, then write a fuller draft from a practical brief.

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Expand a short French draft by answering the reader’s next question: what will we do, when, where and what should I bring? Each extra sentence should add a useful fact. Start with the practical gaps in On va au parc samedi. Tu veux venir ?

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Salut Lina ! On va au parc samedi. Tu veux venir ?

Hi Lina! We’re going to the park on Saturday. Would you like to come?

Lina knows the place and day, but still needs the activity, time and exact meeting point.

Give each addition a job
Reader’s questionUseful addition
What are we doing?On va au parc pour dessiner.
What time?On se retrouve à 14 heures.
Which entrance?Devant l’entrée près de la gare.
What should I bring?Tu peux apporter ton carnet et un crayon.
Do you need a reply?Dis-moi si tu es libre.

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A2 · Develop a short draftNot an official exam paper

Développez le message ci-dessus. Vous allez dessiner au parc avec votre sœur samedi de 14 heures à 16 heures. Rendez-vous devant l’entrée près de la gare. Lina peut apporter un carnet et un crayon. Vous avez aussi du matériel à partager. Demandez une réponse avant vendredi.

(60 mots minimum)

Expand the message above. You and your sister are drawing in the park on Saturday from 2 to 4 pm. Meet outside the entrance near the station. Lina can bring a notebook and pencil; you also have materials to share. Ask for a reply before Friday.

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Salut Lina !

Samedi, je vais au parc avec ma sœur pour dessiner. Tu veux venir avec nous ? On se retrouve à 14 heures devant l’entrée près de la gare et on reste jusqu’à 16 heures. Tu peux apporter ton carnet et un crayon si tu veux. J’ai aussi du matériel à partager. Dis-moi avant vendredi si tu es libre. Ce serait sympa de passer cet après-midi ensemble !

À bientôt !

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How do you add a reason to a French message?

J’aime dessiner au parc parce que je peux observer les arbres. Par exemple, je dessine le même arbre à chaque saison.

I like drawing in the park because I can observe the trees. For example, I draw the same tree each season.

For an opinion, add parce que and a reason, then a concrete example. For this invitation, put the meeting details first so Lina can decide and prepare. “It will be very, very nice” repeats a judgement; a time or entrance gives her something she can use.

Question 1No account needed
Lina asks, “Where exactly?” Choose the useful addition.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Devant l’entrée près de la gare.. The entrance near the station identifies a meeting point. The other lines serve different purposes.

Question 2No account needed
Which words keep the drawing equipment optional?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

si tu veux. Si tu veux leaves Lina a choice about bringing her own equipment.

Question 3No account needed
Which addition develops an opinion rather than giving meeting logistics?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

J’aime ce parc parce qu’il est calme.. The third sentence explains a preference with parce que; the others give times.

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