A bag has been found

A1.1 · Describe useful features and relate them to a need.

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

Model

Voici ma bouteille. Elle est bleue et elle est sur la table, près de la fenêtre. Elle a un bouchon blanc. Je l’utilise pour boire de l’eau pendant le cours.

1. Voici ma bouteille. · It names what is being described before adding details.
2. Elle a un bouchon blanc. · It gives a feature the reader can use.
3. Je l’utilise pour boire de l’eau pendant le cours. · It links the description to a practical need.

Task

Write a French notice for Nora. A grey bag with a red pocket is on the chair beside the classroom door. Describe its features and location so she can recognise it. Ask Nora to check whether it is hers. Do not invent the contents.

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. Name the bag and its grey colour.

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

2. Locate the chair beside the door.

   Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.

3. Use the red pocket to identify the bag, without inventing contents.

   Connect your decision to the need in this situation.

4. Invite Nora to check the bag.

   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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