A1 French notice: read it again after the camera rule changes

Edited by Chris Lee · Updated 27 September 2026 · About the library

Read two short photography-workshop notices. Practise si, sinon, event times and registration deadlines with picture cards and four reading questions.

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In short

On the second reading, find the sentence that changed and answer from that version. In these notices, the equipment rule changes; the day, hours and registration deadline stay the same.

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A participant brings a camera to a photography workshop. — The updated instruction is apportez votre appareil photo. Illustration: Atelier

Four things in the photography workshop

Read the first notice, then its update

Atelier photo : deux versions

Première affiche

Atelier photo : mercredi, de dix heures à midi, salle C. Apportez un appareil photo si vous en avez un¹. Sinon², nous vous prêtons un appareil. Inscrivez-vous à l’accueil avant mardi soir³.

Nouvelle affiche

Atelier photo : mercredi, de dix heures à midi, salle C. Apportez votre appareil photo : nous ne prêtons pas de matériel. Inscrivez-vous à l’accueil avant mardi soir.

Read it in English

First notice: Photography workshop: Wednesday, from ten to noon, room C. Bring a camera if you have one. Otherwise, we lend you a camera. Register at reception before Tuesday evening.

Updated notice: Photography workshop: Wednesday, from ten to noon, room C. Bring your own camera: we do not lend equipment. Register at reception before Tuesday evening.

Read the link between the sentences

In the first notice, apportez is followed by si: bringing a camera depends on having one. Sinon then gives the other possibility. In the update, the instruction becomes direct: bring your camera. The following negative sentence explains that equipment loans have stopped.

Keep three different time questions apart

Question	Words to find	Meaning
Quel jour ?	mercredi	The workshop day.
À quelle heure ?	de dix heures à midi	The workshop hours.
Quand s’inscrire ?	avant mardi soir	The earlier registration deadline.

For your review note, name the part you missed. “I chose Wednesday for registration” points to a date mix-up. “I read only the first equipment sentence” points to a missed alternative. Those two notes lead to different checks on your next notice.

Atelier photo : deux versions

Première affiche

Nouvelle affiche

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