Recommending a reading corner

A2.1 · Describe useful features and relate them to a need.

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A1 foundations and sentences linked with and, but or because in the target language. No new tense is required.

Model

Notre atelier est au rez-de-chaussée. Il y a une grande table et six chaises. La fenêtre donne sur le jardin, alors la pièce est claire. On peut dessiner ensemble, mais la table est trop petite pour huit personnes. Pour notre groupe de quatre, c’est un espace pratique.

1. Notre atelier est au rez-de-chaussée. · It names what is being described before adding details.
2. Il y a une grande table et six chaises. · It gives a feature the reader can use.
3. Pour notre groupe de quatre, c’est un espace pratique. · It links the description to a practical need.

Task

Describe in French a place for two people to read quietly. A quiet corner has two armchairs beside a window; a room has six chairs beside the noisy corridor. Choose the suitable place, locate it, describe the furniture and explain your choice.

40–65 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. Name the chosen reading corner.

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

2. Keep the window and two armchairs.

   Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.

3. Relate quietness to the two readers’ need.

   Connect your decision to the need in this situation.

4. Explain why the room by the corridor is less suitable.

   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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