Gap-fill
Use a French writing model, then make the message your own
Practise an A1 introduction from a model: identify each sentence’s job, adapt the details and rebuild a new message with eight guided gaps.
- A1
- 8 gaps
- Translation included
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In short
Read the model for the job each sentence does: greet, introduce yourself, give a detail and ask a question. Then write for a new person with new details, checking the verb forms as well as the names.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
Salut Adam ! Je m’appelle Lina. J’ai vingt ans et je suis étudiante. Je viens de Lyon. J’aime lire. Tu es libre demain ? À bientôt ! Lina
Hi Adam! My name is Lina. I am twenty and I am a student. I come from Lyon. I like reading. Are you free tomorrow? See you soon! Lina
| Function | Model French | New detail |
|---|---|---|
| Introduce the writer | Je m’appelle Lina. | Karim |
| Give age | J’ai vingt ans. | Twenty-four |
| Give status | Je suis étudiante. | Male student |
| Give origin | Je viens de Lyon. | Lille |
| Name an interest | J’aime lire. | Writing |
| Ask about availability | Tu es libre demain ? | Saturday |
Use those new details in the gaps. Karim writes to Inès. The words in brackets tell you which expression to retrieve. Keep the same message purpose while changing the writer, recipient and availability.
Le message de Karim
Salut Inès ! Je (s’appeler · je) Karim. J’(avoir · je) vingt-quatre ans et je suis (male student). Je (venir · je) de Lille. J’aime (to write). Tu (être · tu) libre (Saturday) ? À (soon) ! Karim
Read it in English
Hi Inès! My name is Karim. I am twenty-four and I am a student. I come from Lille. I like writing. Are you free on Saturday? See you soon! Karim
How do you use a French writing model?
Cover both messages. Keep only these notes: “Éva → Adam; twenty-two; female student; from Paris; likes dancing; asks about Sunday.” Write a short introduction from that plan. Then compare the jobs your sentences do with the table. You can choose another friendly greeting or closing.
One correction is enough to give the next attempt a focus. If the age expression caused trouble, write the same age with elle before rebuilding the message. If you kept the old day, underline the new day in your plan. Save the checked phrase and return to it when you write another introduction.