Gap-fill
French A2 gap-fill: le, les and en at a food festival
Choose object pronouns and quantity words in twelve gaps at a food festival. Volunteers serve the final meals after the last disposable plates are used.
- A2
- 12 gaps
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In short
Use le, la or les for a specific object already identified: les bols · je les lave. Use en when counting or saying how much remains: des bols · il en reste trois. Fill twelve gaps as the volunteers use the final supplies.
| Focus | French example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Known object | La casserole ? Je la prends. | The saucepan? I’ll take it. |
| Some of a food | Du pain ? J’en veux un peu. | Bread? I’d like a little. |
| Count remaining | Des verres ? Il en reste dix. | Glasses? There are ten left. |
| Supply finished | Il n’y a plus de pain. | There is no bread left. |
The last service
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Les douze derniers repas
Au festival de cuisine, le service touche à sa fin. Il reste douze repas à servir, mais seulement trois assiettes jetables. Sami (the three specific plates) pose sur la table. Il sert les trois clients suivants. Maintenant, il n’y a plus (de before assiettes)assiettes jetables.
« Des bols réutilisables, il (pronoun for an available quantity) reste ? » demande-t-il. Léa ouvre un placard. « Oui, j’(pronoun for a quantity) vois neuf. » Les neuf bols sont propres. Elle (the nine specific bowls) apporte au stand. Sami prend la grande casserole de soupe et (the specific saucepan) pose près de lui.
La soupe, il (some of the soup) verse une portion dans chaque bol. Léa compte : « Nous avons assez (after assez) soupe pour les neuf derniers clients. » Ils servent les neuf repas. Les clients mangent près du stand, puis rapportent leurs bols. Léa (the specific returned bowls) lave dans la cuisine.
À la fin, Sami regarde la casserole. Il reste un peu (after un peu) soupe au fond. « Tu (some of the remaining soup) veux ? » demande-t-il à Léa. Elle répond : « Oui, merci. Je prends ce bol, et après, je (the specific bowl just mentioned) laverai. » Le dernier repas du festival est pour les bénévoles.
Read it in English
At the food festival, service is coming to an end. There are twelve meals left to serve, but only three disposable plates. Sami puts them on the table. He serves the next three customers. Now there are no disposable plates left.
“Are there any reusable bowls left?” he asks. Léa opens a cupboard. “Yes, I can see nine.” The nine bowls are clean. She brings them to the stall. Sami takes the large saucepan of soup and puts it beside him.
He pours a portion of soup into each bowl. Léa counts: “We have enough soup for the last nine customers.” They serve the nine meals. The customers eat near the stall, then return their bowls. Léa washes them in the kitchen.
At the end, Sami looks at the saucepan. There is a little soup left at the bottom. “Would you like some?” he asks Léa. She replies, “Yes, thanks. I’ll take this bowl, and afterwards I’ll wash it.” The festival’s last meal is for the volunteers.