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At the theatre box office

"À la billetterie du théâtre"
French A2 writing exercise

Gérard is buying some tickets at the theatre box office.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "I would like...", "to buy", "a ticket (theatre)", "a Christmas show (live)", "which day", "to prefer to [do]", "to sit (theatre)", "in the stalls [US: in orchestra seats]", "to be lucky", "still (up to now)", "a date (time)", "how much?", "to owe (money)", "see you soon then!".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2024-12-05

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Verbe irrégulier, Question/Interrogative

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- Hello, I would like to buy four tickets for your Christmas show, please. - Which day do you want to come? - We want to come on December 15th. - Where do you prefer to sit? - If it's possible, we prefer to sit in the stalls [US: in orchestra seats]. - Yes, you're lucky, we still have tickets for that date. - Perfect! How much do I owe you? - It is 128 euros. - Thank you, and see you soon then!

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