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Making an appointment at the dentist's

"Prendre un rendez-vous chez le dentiste"
French A1 writing exercise

Camille is calling her dentist's practice to make an appointment.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "Hello", "to need [something]", "an appointment", "Doctor/a doctor", "please", "unfortunately", "to work (job)", "but", "to be available (person)", "perfect", "to come", "I'm sorry", "already", "a patient", "free (=available)", "why", "to see", "a teeth cleaning", "thank you very much".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-01-13

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
  • Change my choices if you want
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Verbe irrégulier, Article défini

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

- Hello! I need an appointment with Doctor Bernard on Wednesday please. - Hello! Unfortunately, he doesn't work on Wednesdays, but he is available on Fridays. - That's perfect! Can I come at 2pm please? - I'm sorry, he already has a patient. But he is free at 3pm. Why do you want to see the doctor? - I need a teeth cleaning. - What's your name please? - Camille Henri. Thank you very much!

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