Gap-fill
A problem-and-solution paragraph in French: guided gap-fill
Build a French paragraph from a concrete problem to a useful solution. Complete eight gaps, track the cause and effect, and check the condition for success.
- B2
- 8 gaps
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In short
Connect four things: the difficulty, its consequence, the proposed action and the expected effect. In French, Pour y remédier… introduces the action; the conditional, as in cela faciliterait…, presents the improvement you expect.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
| Job | Sentence fragment | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Problem | Les bénévoles ignorent qui a emprunté le matériel. | Identifies missing information. |
| Consequence | Cette incertitude gêne la préparation des activités. | Explains why the gap matters. |
| Action | Nous proposons de tenir un registre de prêt. | Names a practical change. |
| Expected effect | Ce registre faciliterait la préparation des activités. | Links the change to the difficulty. |
| Condition | Il serait utile à condition que les informations soient actualisées. | Explains what makes it work. |
The lending desk: name what is being tracked
Find:
At the association, the difficulty is tracking loans. Volunteers need to know who has each item and when it is due back. A shared register addresses that information gap. Complete the paragraph with the form named in each hint, keeping the proposed effect in the conditional.
Mieux suivre les prêts
Dans notre association, les bénévoles ne (savoir, présent) pas toujours qui a emprunté le matériel ni quand il doit être rendu. Cette incertitude (compliquer, présent) la préparation des activités.
Pour y (remédier, infinitif), un registre commun (pouvoir, conditionnel) indiquer le nom de l’(borrower, nom masculin singulier), l’objet prêté et la date de retour prévue. Mis à jour au moment de chaque prêt, il (donner, conditionnel) aux bénévoles les informations nécessaires pour organiser les activités suivantes.
Ce dispositif ne serait toutefois utile que si les prêts (être, imparfait) régulièrement (enregistrer, participe passé accordé). Une personne référente pourrait aider les bénévoles à prendre cette habitude.
Read it in English
In our association, volunteers do not always know who borrowed the equipment or when it should be returned. This uncertainty makes preparing activities harder.
To address this, a shared register could record the borrower’s name, the item borrowed and the expected return date. Updated at each loan, it would give volunteers the information needed to organise the following activities.
However, this system would only be useful if loans were recorded regularly. A designated contact person could help volunteers get into this habit.