Exam practice

B1 French proposal revision: keep the exhibition, clear the corridor

Read an objection to an exhibition plan, then write a revised proposal. Keep the corridor clear and respect the room’s after-show availability.

In short

Keep the purpose and change the arrangement causing the problem. Here the drawings can stay on display, while the sketchbooks move to a room available after the show. Finish by asking whether the revised plan suits the organiser.

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Drawings line a clear corridor, with sketchbooks on a table in a side room.
Keep le couloir libre while preserving the exhibition. Illustration: Atelier

The first proposal: display the work while people wait

Je propose d’accrocher nos dessins aux panneaux du couloir pendant la fête du club. Les visiteurs pourraient les regarder avant le spectacle. Nous pourrions poser une petite table devant chaque série pour présenter les carnets de préparation.

I suggest hanging our drawings on the corridor panels during the club celebration. Visitors could look at them before the show. We could put a small table in front of each series to present the preparatory sketchbooks.

L’idée d’exposer les dessins nous intéresse. En revanche, les tables rendraient le passage trop étroit. Pourriez-vous proposer une présentation qui laisse le couloir libre ? La petite salle sera disponible après le spectacle, mais pas avant.

We are interested in exhibiting the drawings. However, the tables would make the passage too narrow. Could you suggest a display that keeps the corridor clear? The small room will be available after the show, but not before.

Explore the club’s exhibition space

An indoor community club exhibition area seen from above at a slight angle: a wide clear corridor with wall-mounted panels holding drawings, an open doorway int
What the revision has to preserve
Purpose or constraintConsequence for your reply
Show the drawings before the performance.Keep them on the corridor panels.
Leave the passage clear.Remove the proposed corridor tables.
The small room is free after the show.Use it later for the sketchbooks.
The organiser is interested and asks for a new plan.Present the change for agreement.

The revision creates two viewing moments. Make that consequence visible: people see the drawings before the show and the preparation afterwards. Cela permettrait de explains the benefit; est-ce que cette organisation vous conviendrait ? invites the organiser to answer.

B1 · Proposal-revision workshopNot an official exam paper

Répondez à l’organisateur. Proposez de garder les dessins sur les panneaux du couloir, de retirer les tables et de présenter les carnets dans la petite salle après le spectacle. Expliquez un avantage et une conséquence de ce changement. Demandez si cette organisation convient.

(80 mots minimum)

Reply to the organiser. Keep the drawings on the corridor panels, remove the tables and show the sketchbooks in the small room after the performance. Explain one benefit and one consequence, then ask whether the plan is suitable. Write at least 80 words for this focused practice.

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Bonjour,

Merci pour cette précision. Pour garder le passage libre, nous pourrions laisser les dessins sur les panneaux du couloir et retirer les tables de notre proposition. Les visiteurs pourraient ainsi regarder les dessins avant le début du spectacle. Nous présenterions ensuite les carnets de préparation dans la petite salle, après le spectacle, lorsqu’elle sera disponible. Les visiteurs verraient donc les dessins et les carnets à deux moments différents. Cette organisation permettrait de montrer notre travail tout en laissant assez de place pour circuler. Est-ce que cette solution vous conviendrait ?

Bien cordialement,

Camille

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Question 1No account needed
Which arrangement respects the reply?

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Answer and explanation

Show the sketchbooks in the small room after the show.. The organiser specifies that the small room is available after the show, and asks for a clear corridor.

Question 2No account needed
What does the last question in the model do?

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Answer and explanation

It asks the organiser to agree.. The conditional question vous conviendrait ? presents the arrangement for the organiser’s response.