Matching game
French accommodation directions: entrée, accès and point de rendez-vous
Match French arrival instructions to the building entrance, permitted route and meeting point, which can be different locations in the same message.
- B1
- 6 pairs
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In short
Entrée identifies an entrance, accès a way or permission to reach a place, and point de rendez-vous where people meet. They can be different. A host may meet you at the square before leading you through a courtyard entrance. Follow each instruction’s role rather than merging every location.
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The host distinguishes where guests meet, which entrance they use and which route is unavailable. Match each instruction to its role, then preserve those distinctions when passing the directions to another traveller.
Trois lieux à ne pas confondre
Point de rendez-vousDevant la fontaine de la place
Entrée du logementPorte bleue dans la cour
Accès autorisé à piedPar le passage à gauche de la boulangerie
Accès ferméPortail du parking
RepèreUne plaque portant le numéro 8 sur la porte bleue
Tap one on the left, then its partner on the right.
A meeting does not have to occur at the door
The fountain is the meeting point, while the blue door is the entrance. If a guest goes straight to the door, the host could still be waiting at the fountain. A quick clarification avoids the mismatch: Souhaitez-vous que je vous attende à la fontaine ou que j’aille directement à la porte ?
A route label does not provide every condition
Accès à pied describes travel mode here. It does not by itself say whether there are steps, a narrow door or a slope. If those details matter, ask about the route and the entrance separately. Likewise, an accès fermé concerns the named gate rather than proving that the entire accommodation is closed.
When relaying the message, preserve the separate fields: rendez-vous à la fontaine; entrée par la porte bleue; passage à gauche de la boulangerie; portail du parking à éviter. Shortening is useful only if the roles remain clear.