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A1 French reading: arrange a meeting at the library

Edited by Chris Lee · Updated · About the library

Read three French messages about a library meeting. Follow a changed time, identify who brings each book and practise confirmation phrases.

In short

Read the whole exchange before choosing the meeting time. Ça te va ? asks whether a proposal suits the other person; d’accord pour… accepts it. Keep the writer’s name beside each detail about work, travel and books.

Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn

Two friends meeting outside a library beside a bus shelter.
Lina and Adam agree to se retrouver à la bibliothèque. Illustration: Atelier
Three phrases that move a plan forward
FrenchEnglish
On se retrouve à quelle heure ?What time shall we meet?
Quinze heures, ça te va ?Does three o’clock work for you?
D’accord pour quinze heures !Three o’clock is fine!

Samedi à la bibliothèque

Lina propose

Salut Adam ! Tu es libre samedi après-midi ? Je veux travailler à la bibliothèque. On peut se retrouver1 à 14 heures devant l’entrée. J’apporte mon livre de français et mon carnet. Tu veux venir avec moi ?

Adam répond

Salut Lina ! Oui, avec plaisir. Mais je travaille jusqu’à2 13 h 30 et j’habite loin de3 la bibliothèque. 14 h 30, ça te va4 ? Je viens en bus. Je n’ai pas mon livre de français, mais j’apporte un dictionnaire.

Lina confirme

D’accord pour5 14 h 30 ! Je t’attends devant l’entrée principale, à côté de6 l’arrêt de bus. On peut travailler ensemble pendant une heure, puis prendre un café. À samedi !

Adam : Très bien, à samedi !

Read it in English

Lina proposes: Hi Adam! Are you free on Saturday afternoon? I want to study at the library. We can meet at 2 pm outside the entrance. I’ll bring my French book and notebook. Would you like to come with me?

Adam replies: Hi Lina! Yes, I’d love to. But I work until 1.30 pm and live far from the library. Does 2.30 pm work for you? I’m coming by bus. I haven’t got my French book, but I’ll bring a dictionary.

Lina confirms: 2.30 pm is fine! I’ll wait outside the main entrance, next to the bus stop. We can study together for an hour, then have a coffee. See you on Saturday! Adam: Great, see you on Saturday!

Explore the library entrance

A small town library seen from the pavement. Broad glass entrance doors face the viewer. A bus-stop pole and shelter stand next to the entrance, with a bench in

For a second reading, make three small notes: the first proposal, the change and the agreement. Then list what each person brings. Mon livre belongs to the writer of that message, so its owner changes when the writer changes.

Question 1No account needed
What time do they agree to meet?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

14 h 30.. Adam suggests 14:30; Lina accepts that time and Adam agrees.

Question 2No account needed
Where will Lina wait?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Outside the main entrance, next to the bus stop.. Lina’s final message names the main entrance and locates it beside the bus stop.

Question 3No account needed
What does Adam bring?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Un dictionnaire.. Adam says he has not got his French book and will bring a dictionary.

Question 4No account needed
What does 13 h 30 refer to?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

The end of Adam’s working day.. Adam writes that he works until 13:30; this is why he proposes a later meeting.

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