Dialogue
A1 French partner role-play: book an exhibition visit
Practise an A1 French exhibition booking with a partner. Ask about times, check the end time and change your reply when one visit is full.
- A1
- 12 lines
- Practice mode
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In short
Give each partner a different role card, then listen before choosing your reply. The visitor can come before noon; reception offers the visit times. On the second round, make one time unavailable so the visitor has a new choice to make.
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| Visitor | Reception |
|---|---|
| You want to visit the exhibition on Saturday morning. You are free until noon. Ask for a time and check when the visit ends. | Offer 10 am or 11 am. The visit lasts 30 minutes. You can confirm one place after the visitor chooses. |
| Round two: keep the same availability. | Round two: the 11 am visit is full. Offer 10 am and confirm a place if the visitor accepts. |
At exhibition reception
Find:
Round one: ask, choose, check
- Reception
Bonjour !
English
Hello!
- Visitor
Bonjour, je voudrais visiter l’exposition samedi matin.
Greet reception and say when you want to visit.
English
Hello, I’d like to visit the exhibition on Saturday morning.
- Reception
Oui, nous avons une visite à dix heures et une autre à onze heures.
English
Yes, we have a visit at ten and another at eleven.
- Visitor
La visite dure combien de temps ?
Ask how long the visit lasts.
English
How long does the visit last?
- Reception
Elle dure trente minutes.
English
It lasts thirty minutes.
- Visitor
Alors, onze heures, s’il vous plaît.
Choose the eleven-o’clock visit.
English
Eleven o’clock, then, please.
- Reception
Pour une personne ?
English
For one person?
- Visitor
Oui. La visite finit à onze heures trente ?
Say yes and check that the visit ends at 11.30.
English
Yes. Does the visit finish at half past eleven?
- Reception
Oui, c’est bien ça.
English
Yes, that’s right.
- Visitor
Très bien. Je peux réserver une place ?
Ask to book one place.
English
Very good. Can I book one place?
- Reception
Oui, je vous réserve une place pour samedi à onze heures.
English
Yes, I’m booking you one place for Saturday at eleven.
- Visitor
Merci beaucoup. Au revoir !
Thank reception and say goodbye.
English
Thank you very much. Goodbye!
Round two: reception changes the reply
La visite de onze heures est complète. Il reste une place à dix heures.
The eleven-o’clock visit is full. There is one place left at ten.
Use practice mode to hide the visitor’s lines. Reception now reads the changed reply above. The visitor chooses the available time, checks the end time and asks to book. Reception finishes by confirming the chosen slot. Then switch roles and try again.
Pardon, vous pouvez répéter, s’il vous plaît ?
Sorry, could you repeat that, please?
Use this as soon as you miss a time or duration.