Joining a music club

A1.1 · Write a short message with personal information and an action for the reader.

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Present tense, common nouns and adjectives, times and basic connectors. Use a dictionary if needed.

Model

Salut ! Je m’appelle Alice. J’habite à Lille. J’aime le dessin et les couleurs. Je suis libre le jeudi à cinq heures. Je cherche un groupe de dessin. Tu dessines aussi ? À bientôt !

1. Je m’appelle Alice. · The opening identifies the writer or the reader.
2. Je suis libre le jeudi à cinq heures. · This concrete detail makes the message specific.
3. Tu dessines aussi ? · The ending gives the reader a clear action or question.

Task

Write in French to Léa at the music club. You are Jules and live in Lyon. Choose piano or singing and add an invented personal preference. You are free on Friday at six. Ask about the location.

20–40 words

Planning

1. Who will read your text, and what do they need to know first?
2. Note the facts you must keep and decide what information you will add.
3. Plan the order of your ideas and a sentence for your decision or request.

Criteria

1. Introduce yourself as Jules from Lyon.

   Identify the referent: the reader needs to know who or what you mean.

2. Keep Friday at six.

   Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.

3. Choose piano or singing and add a personal preference.

   Connect your decision to the need in this situation.

4. Address Léa and ask where the activity takes place.

   End with useful information for the next step.

Review

Keep your draft. Mark an improvement and explain why it helps the reader; if it already meets the criteria, identify and justify a specific check.

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