Skills review · Unit 1 wrap-up · B1

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Unit 1 recap

You've just finished the first 4 lessons of B1. Here's everything you can now do in French. This wrap-up tests these skills in 4 DELF-style situations (Lesson 5 starts after — Unit 2).

            🎯 Lesson 1
            Negation placement (ne…pas/plus/jamais/rien/personne/que/aucun) + combinations.
            
+ 3 structures: se décider à, -aine, regretter de
          
            🔗 Lesson 2
            Expressing cause: comme, parce que, car, puisque, grâce à 🟢, à cause de 🔴, en + V-ant.
            
+ 2 structures: tenir, partager
          
            🎀 Lesson 3
            Conditional present: politeness, desire, hypothesis, advice.
            
+ 5 structures: convenir à, s'occuper de, capable de, passionné de, fois par
          
            📺 Lesson 4
            5 key B1 structures: être sur le point de, en quoi, à la recherche de, profiter de, consacrer à.

1

Help, how does this work?! 📧

You're terrible with computers and you're interested in the ad below. Write an email (in French) to Michel to hire his services.

🌐 super-web.com / annonces / 132

100% informatique · annonce n°132

Vous avez un ordinateur mais ne savez pas vous en servir ? Pas de problème ! Je me déplace à domicile pour vous donner des cours sur tous les programmes. Votre ordinateur est en panne ? J'arrive et le répare très rapidement.

✉️ michel@super-web.com

✍️ Write your email to Michel 120-150 words · AI-graded

Introduce yourself, describe your computer issue, ask politely for info (price, availability…).

You must use: at least 3 conditional verbs (politeness, L3) · at least 1 negation (L1) · full email format (subject, greeting, sign-off).

2

Lucky me! I can't believe it! 🎙️

Today you got incredible news: you'll be on a French radio show with your favourite French actor / actress (choose: Omar Sy, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, Tahar Rahim, etc.). Act out the scene with a partner (in French).

🌟 Role A · You (fan + journalist)

Prepare 5 polite questions in the conditional ("Pourriez-vous me dire…? J'aimerais savoir…"). Be curious but respectful. Ask about career, projects, private life ("En quoi votre rôle est-il différent…?").

🎬 Role B · The actor

Reply using at least 2 unit structures ("Je suis sur le point de tourner un nouveau film…" / "Je me consacre à mon prochain projet…"). Also use negations and causes.

💡 Useful phrases (all unit 1 lessons):
• Pourriez-vous nous parler de…? (L3 cond.)
• En quoi votre travail vous passionne-t-il? (L4 struct.)
• Vous êtes sur le point de jouer dans…? (L4 struct.)
• Je ne suis jamais déçu(e) par… (L1 negation)
• Grâce à ce film, j'ai pu… (L2 cause)
• Je me consacre actuellement à un projet personnel. (L4 struct.)

3

SOS, pet care 🎧

You're checking your home voicemail. There's a message for your flatmate Anna, who's not home. Listen and write the note you'll leave her on the fridge.

🎧 Listen to the voicemail (~1 min)

⚠️ You can listen twice. Take notes.

📝 Take notes while listening

Answer the 6 key questions of a message: Who? When? Why? How long? Where? What to do?

Who called?
When does it happen?
What service is requested?
For how long?
Where?
What exactly needs to be done?

✍️ Write the fridge note for Anna 60-90 words, in French · AI-graded

Write the note you'll stick on the fridge. Be clear and precise: Anna should understand the whole situation just from your note.

Include: who? when? what service? how long? where? what to do? · Informal tone · At least 2 conditionals (to politely report the request) or 1 cause expression.

4

Flatsharing, yes, but… 🏠

You're looking for a flatshare in Bordeaux and read the ad below. You're interested — write to Pierre and Jean to ask for more details (in French).

🏠 Cherchons colocataire

📝 ANNONCE N° 24 · BORDEAUX CENTRE

Sommes deux colocataires (hommes) dans un grand appartement de 120 m², 3 chambres, salon, cuisine, salle de bains, Bordeaux centre. Recherchons 3ᵉ personne pour partager appartement avec nous, homme ou femme indifférent. Loyer mensuel par personne 500 €. Prévoir 50 € de charges/mois. Si intéressé(e), envoyez un message à pierrejean@gmail.com.

✍️ Reply to Pierre and Jean 150-180 words, in French · AI-graded

Write your email. Briefly introduce yourself, then ask specific questions to evaluate if this flatshare fits you.

Ask at least 4 questions:

Daily organization (chores, shopping, guests…)
Their work schedule and how often they're home
Lifestyle (quiet, lively, smoking, pets…)
Parking options near the building
Another point of your choice (transport, fridge, fibre…)

You must use: ≥3 conditionals (L3) · ≥2 cause connectors (L2).

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Self-test

Check everything you can do after Unit 1:

❌ Place the negation correctly in all tenses (ne…pas/plus/rien/personne/que/aucun + combinations).
🔗 Express cause with all 7 connectors (comme, parce que, car, puisque, grâce à 🟢, à cause de 🔴, en + V-ant).
🎀 Conjugate and use the conditional present for politeness, desire, hypothesis and advice.
🧱 Use the 15+ verbal structures of the unit (se décider à, regretter de, tenir à, partager, convenir à, s'occuper de, capable de, passionné de, fois par, être sur le point de, en quoi, à la recherche de, profiter de, consacrer à…).
📧 Write a formal or semi-formal email (subject, greeting, paragraphs, sign-off).
🎙️ Conduct an interview in French with polite questions.
🎧 Understand a voicemail and summarise the essentials.
🏠 Negotiate a flatshare application by email.
💌 Write a personal message or intimate letter (poetry-of-confession, à la Arvers / Françoise Hardy).

✅ 7/9 or more? You're ready for Unit 2 · D'ici ou d'ailleurs! 🇪🇺
🔁 Fewer? Revisit the lessons where you have doubts (L1-L4).

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Well done! You've finished B1 Unit 1 (4 lessons + wrap-up)

Next up: Unit 2 · D'ici ou d'ailleurs — Erasmus, European mobility, and the past-tense storytelling (passé composé + imparfait + plus-que-parfait).

🇪🇺 Start Unit 2 →