Asking about a missing bag

A2.2 · Reply to a proposal with a workable decision and a next step.

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

Model

Guten Tag, im Kursraum fehlt mein Heft. Es ist grün und mein Name steht auf der ersten Seite. Ich sitze normalerweise am Fenster. Vielleicht liegt das Heft dort, aber ich bin nicht sicher. Können Sie bitte im Raum nachsehen? Ich kann morgen um zehn Uhr vorbeikommen. Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe. Freundliche Grüße, Mina

1. im Kursraum fehlt mein Heft · It acknowledges the proposal or problem.
2. aber ich bin nicht sicher · It explains the constraint with a precise fact.
3. Können Sie bitte im Raum nachsehen? · It proposes a next step that the reader can confirm.

Task

Reply in German to reception, which asks about your missing bag. It is small and blue with a Luis label. You were in the reading room at five but do not know where you left the bag. Request a room check and offer to visit tomorrow at eleven. Do not blame anyone.

50–80 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. Describe the small blue bag and Luis label.

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

2. Keep the reading room at five and your uncertainty.

   Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.

3. Request a room check without blaming anyone.

   Connect your decision to the need in this situation.

4. Politely offer to visit tomorrow at eleven.

   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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