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A1 Level A1 · TEF Canada & TEFAQ Speaking: A1 to C2

A1 · On the phone: first questions

Greet, say who you are and ask the simplest questions: price, place, time.

14 min · 8 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Start and end a phone call politely
  • Ask: combien, où, quand, à quelle heure
  • Spell your name
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Phone call: Bonjour, je m’appelle… → J’appelle pour… → questions → Merci, bonne journée !
  • 2Question words: combien (price), où (place), quand / à quelle heure (time), comment (how).
  • 3Spelling: deux L, deux S; accents: e accent aigu (é), e accent grave (è).
  • 4Intonation: your voice rises at the end of a question.

Key vocabulary

l’annonce (f.)ad
la natationswimming
épelerto spell
commencerto start