Gap-fill
French task facts: keep the date, role and booking status straight
Complete a French booking email using a fixed fact sheet. Keep Saturday, the club member’s role and the pending room request accurate.
- B1
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In short
Copy the task’s fixed facts into a short fact sheet before writing. Keep a request as a request until the scenario confirms it. Here, you are a club member asking about another room for Saturday.
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| Detail | Fixed information |
|---|---|
| Writer | Vous êtes membre du club de lecture. |
| Recipient | Vous écrivez à la responsable des réservations. |
| Original booking | La salle B était réservée pour samedi à 14 heures. |
| Problem | La salle B ne sera pas disponible. |
| Equipment needed | Le groupe a besoin de tables, de chaises et d’un vidéoprojecteur. |
| Next action | Vous demandez si une autre salle est disponible. |
| Current status | La responsable n’a pas encore répondu. |
The room and equipment in the brief
Find:
The unavailable room is a fact. The cause of the problem is still open. You can explain your equipment needs and ask about an alternative while leaving the answer to the person responsible for bookings.
Complete the email from the fact sheet
Une demande pour le club de lecture
Bonjour Madame,
Je vous écris en tant que (member) du club de lecture. Nous avions réservé la salle (room letter) pour (day) à (hour in digits) heures.
Cette salle ne sera pas (available). Serait-il possible d’utiliser une (another) salle au même horaire ? Nous aurions besoin de tables, de chaises et d’un vidéoprojecteur.
Pourriez-vous me confirmer si cela est possible ? J’attends votre (reply) avant de prévenir les autres membres.
Je vous remercie de votre aide. Cordialement, Alex Martin.
Read it in English
Hello, I am writing as a member of the reading club. We had booked room B for Saturday at 2 pm. This room will not be available. Would it be possible to use another room at the same time? We would need tables, chairs and a projector. Could you confirm whether that is possible? I am waiting for your reply before informing the other members. Thank you for your help. Kind regards, Alex Martin.
How do you keep the facts straight in a French writing task?
A polite ending can leave the request open. Read the last lines as a recipient: do they ask you to check availability, or announce a booking you have already approved? Check the verb and the event together. Correct French can still describe the wrong stage of the booking.