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B1 Level B1 · TEF Canada & TEFAQ Listening: A1 to C2

B1 · Conversations at services and at work

Follow conversations at the bank, with a landlord or between colleagues: the problem, the solution, the decision.

14 min · 9 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Identify a problem and its solution
  • Understand who decides what
  • Understand the vocabulary of housing and work
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1B1 conversations: problem → solutions → decision. The question often targets the decision.
  • 2Listen to the end: “plutôt”, “finalement”, “je préfère” announce the final choice.
  • 3Housing: le bail, le propriétaire, le locataire, un dégât d’eau, le 1er juillet.
  • 4Work: un délai (deadline extension), une formation, remplacer quelqu’un.

Key vocabulary

le colisparcel
faire l’affaireto do (the job)
un délaiextra time, deadline
la liste d’attentewaiting list
la formationtraining