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A2 French reading and writing: change the plan when the time changes

Edited by Chris Lee · Updated · About the library

Read a workshop update, calculate the new finish time and write a fresh message to a friend. Includes a timetable, model reply and review checklist.

In short

Recalculate the finish time, compare it with your availability, then change the message that depends on it. Here the workshop becomes longer, so an invitation turns into a request to find another activity.

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Two adults discuss a workshop outside a French pottery studio, with ceramic pots visible inside.
The friends decide to chercher une autre activité. Illustration: Atelier

First attempt: an hour fits

L’atelier commence samedi à dix heures et dure une heure. Vous êtes libre jusqu’à midi.

The workshop starts on Saturday at ten and lasts an hour. You are free until noon.

Salut Nora ! L’atelier commence à dix heures et finit à onze heures. Cet horaire me convient. Est-ce que tu veux venir avec moi ?

Hi Nora! The workshop starts at ten and finishes at eleven. That time suits me. Would you like to come with me?

The first message does two useful things: it checks the time and asks Nora to join you. Your availability ends at noon; the message keeps that fact separate from Nora’s answer. Keep the friendly greeting and the clear question when you write again.

One update changes the decision

Attention : l’atelier dure maintenant trois heures. Il commence toujours à dix heures. Il faut rester pendant toute la séance.

Please note: the workshop now lasts three hours. It still starts at ten. You must stay for the whole session.

Study the new timetable before writing
DetailFirst noticeUpdated notice
Start10:0010:00
Duration1 hour3 hours
Finish11:0013:00
Your availabilityUntil 12:00Until 12:00
Can you attend the whole session?YesNo

The start stays the same, but the finish moves past your limit. For the second attempt, the writing brief changes too: tell Nora about the problem and suggest choosing something else. Keep the cause short: the three-hour duration is enough to explain the conflict.

A2 · Reading-to-writing practiceNot an official exam paper

Vous avez proposé cet atelier à Nora. Vous lisez la nouvelle information. Écrivez-lui pour expliquer le changement et votre problème d’horaire. Proposez de chercher une autre activité ensemble et demandez-lui ses disponibilités.

(60 mots minimum)

You suggested this workshop to Nora. After reading the update, explain the change and your time conflict. Suggest finding another activity together and ask when she is free. For this practice, write at least 60 words.

Your answer

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Read a model answer

Salut Nora !

J’ai lu une nouvelle information sur l’atelier de samedi. Il commence toujours à dix heures, mais il dure maintenant trois heures. Il finit donc à treize heures. Je suis libre seulement jusqu’à midi, alors cet horaire ne me convient plus. Est-ce qu’on peut chercher une autre activité ensemble ? Dis-moi quand tu es libre. On pourra choisir quelque chose qui nous convient à toutes les deux.

À bientôt !

Léa

Review your draft

Before you finish

A self-review aid, not an exam mark. Ticks are not saved.

Question 1No account needed
Which detail stays the same?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

The start time.. The update says toujours à dix heures: the start remains ten o’clock.

Question 2No account needed
Which sentence fits the updated notice?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Je ne peux pas assister à toute la séance.. Your limit is noon, while the whole session ends at one. The third sentence expresses that conflict.

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