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A2 French reading: a class trip to the museum

Read a teacher’s French museum-trip message. Find the meeting point, coach time, packing list and rainy-day lunch plan, with glosses and questions.

In short

Meet outside the school at 08:45; the coach leaves at 09:00. Bring a notebook, a pencil and a cold packed lunch. The group tickets are already booked, and lunch moves indoors if the weather is unsuitable.

Vendredi au musée

Bonjour à tous ! Vendredi, nous visitons le musée des Objets du quotidien. Rendez-vous1 à huit heures quarante-cinq devant l’école. Le car2 part à neuf heures. Nous ne nous retrouvons pas directement au musée.

Apportez un carnet, un crayon et un déjeuner froid3. Vous pouvez laisser vos manuels à l’école. Nous entrerons tous ensemble au musée.

Adam demande : « Est-ce qu’il faut acheter un billet sur place4 ? » Madame Martin répond : « Non, les billets du groupe sont déjà réservés. »

Après la visite, nous déjeunerons dans le jardin si le temps le permet5. Sinon, nous mangerons dans la salle prévue pour les groupes. Le retour à l’école est prévu à seize heures. À vendredi !

Read it in English

Hello everyone! On Friday, we are visiting the Museum of Everyday Objects. Meet outside the school at quarter to nine. The coach leaves at nine. We are not meeting directly at the museum.

Bring a notebook, a pencil and a cold packed lunch. You can leave your textbooks at school. We will all enter the museum together.

Adam asks, “Do we need to buy a ticket there?” Ms Martin replies, “No, the group tickets are already booked.”

After the visit, we will have lunch in the garden if the weather allows. Otherwise, we will eat in the room provided for groups. Return to school is planned for four o’clock. See you on Friday!

Pack for Friday

Two times before the visit
TimeWhat happens?Where?
08:45Rendez-vousdevant l’école
09:00Départ du carde l’école

Nous déjeunerons dans le jardin si le temps le permet. Sinon, nous mangerons dans la salle prévue pour les groupes.

We will have lunch in the garden if the weather allows. Otherwise, we will eat in the room provided for groups.

Si introduces the outdoor condition. Sinon introduces the other plan.

Question 1No account needed
Where and when should Adam meet the class?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Outside school at 08:45. The meeting is devant l’école at 08:45, fifteen minutes before departure.

Question 2No account needed
Which item can stay at school?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

His textbook. The teacher says Vous pouvez laisser vos manuels à l’école.

Question 3No account needed
What does Madame Martin say about tickets?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

The group tickets are already reserved. Her reply states that the group tickets have already been reserved.

Question 4No account needed
It is too wet for the garden. Where does the class eat?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

In the room for groups. Sinon gives the indoor alternative: the room provided for groups.