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A2 Level A2 · TEF Canada & TEFAQ Listening: A1 to C2

A2 · Public announcements and instructions

Understand announcements in transport, shops and public services, and instructions at work.

14 min · 9 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Understand transport and airport announcements
  • Understand what you must or must not do
  • Follow simple workplace instructions
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Formulas: en raison de, est prié(e) de, merci de, il est interdit de, à destination / en provenance de.
  • 2In transport announcements, catch the line, the station, the time and the alternative.
  • 3Phone menus: tapez (press), restez en ligne (stay on the line).
  • 4Obligation: obligatoire, il faut, vous devez. Prohibition: interdit, il est défendu de.

Key vocabulary

l’embarquement (m.)boarding
la caissecheckout
l’entrepôt (m.)warehouse
l’usager (m.)user (of a service)
mis à dispositionmade available