Choosing a role at a collection
A2.1 · Write a short message with personal information and an action for the reader.
A1 foundations and sentences linked with and, but or because in the target language. No new tense is required.
Model
Bonjour Malik, je participe au jardin samedi matin. Je préfère arroser les plantes parce que j’aime travailler dehors. Je suis libre de neuf heures à onze heures, mais je n’ai pas d’outils. Est-ce que je peux utiliser un arrosoir du groupe ? Merci, Camille.Bonjour Malik
· The opening identifies the writer or the reader.je n’ai pas d’outils
· This concrete detail makes the message specific.Est-ce que je peux utiliser un arrosoir du groupe ?
· The ending gives the reader a clear action or question.
Task
Write in French to the book-collection organiser. You can help on Saturday from ten to eleven. Choose carrying boxes or writing labels and add your own reason. You have no marker pens. Request the equipment or help you need.
40–65 words
Planning
- Who will read your text, and what do they need to know first?
- Note the facts you must keep and decide what information you will add.
- Plan the order of your ideas and a sentence for your decision or request.
Criteria
- Say you are joining the book collection.
Identify the referent: the reader needs to know who or what you mean.
- Keep Saturday from ten to eleven.
Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.
- Choose a role and connect it to your own reason.
Connect your decision to the need in this situation.
- Ask for suitable help or equipment without claiming to own marker pens.
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.