Gap-fill
A French flatshare note: routines, swaps and pending requests
Read a French flatshare agreement, separate the usual rota from a temporary swap, then complete a message with six gaps and check the guest request.
- B1
- 6 gaps
- Translation included
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In short
Give each arrangement a person, an action and a time period. Put the normal routine, the temporary swap and the request awaiting a reply on separate lines; use dates so the note stays clear next week.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
| Status | French note |
|---|---|
| Weekly routine | Chacun lave sa vaisselle après les repas. Lina et Malik font le ménage des espaces communs à tour de rôle. |
| First week | Semaine du 3 au 9 novembre : Lina remplace Malik pour le ménage. |
| Following week | Semaine du 10 au 16 novembre : Malik remplace Lina. |
| Return to the rota | À partir du 17 novembre : retour au planning habituel. |
| Guest request | Nora souhaite inviter une amie le 7 novembre. La réponse des autres colocataires est en attente. |
Chacun assigns the washing-up to each person. À tour de rôle means taking turns. The cleaning swap changes two named weeks; the usual rota resumes on 17 November. Nora’s request has its own status line.
Name the cleaning equipment
Find:
Complete the message for the group
Use the English cues for the gaps. The message should preserve the rota, both swap weeks and the unanswered request.
Le message de Lina
Bonjour à tous ! Voici notre accord pour le ménage. (each person) lave sa vaisselle après les repas. Malik et moi, nous faisons le ménage des espaces communs à (taking turns).
Pendant la semaine du 3 au 9 novembre, je (replace, present: je) Malik. La semaine (following, feminine), du 10 au 16 novembre, Malik prend mon tour. Le planning (usual, masculine) reprend le 17 novembre.
Nora souhaite inviter une amie le 7 novembre. Notre réponse est encore (pending). Est-ce que j’ai bien résumé notre accord ? Merci de me signaler toute correction.
Read it in English
Hello everyone! Here is our cleaning agreement. Each person washes their dishes after meals. Malik and I take turns cleaning the shared spaces.
During the week of 3–9 November, I replace Malik. The following week, 10–16 November, Malik takes my turn. The usual schedule resumes on 17 November.
Nora would like to invite a friend on 7 November. Our reply is still pending. Have I summarised our agreement correctly? Please let me know about any corrections.