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Booking an appointment at the dentist's

"Réserver un rendez-vous chez le dentiste"
French B1 writing exercise

Marc needs an urgent dentist appointment for a bad toothache.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "Dr.", "as soon as possible", "to describe [something] to me", "a symptom", "to suffer from [something]", "a toothache", "to bother [someone] (pain)", "neither...nor...", "a patient", "to contact [someone]", "to cancel an appointment", "a slot (time)", "a relief", "of course", "thanks again", "see you later".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-06-06

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

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  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet indirect, Pronom d'objet direct

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- Hello, I need to see Dr. Philippe as soon as possible, please. - Very good! Could you describe your symptoms to me? - Yes, I am suffering from an intense toothache which has been bothering me for about a week. I can neither sleep nor eat! - Let's see what I can do to help you. One of our patients was supposed to come today at 3pm, but he's just contacted us to cancel his appointment. Would you like to take this slot? - Yes, that would be perfect ! What a relief! - Can I have your name please? - Of course, Marc Dubois. Thanks again and see you later!

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