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A2 Level A2 · TEF Canada Writing: A1 to C2

A2 · Simple emails: request and inform

Write short emails to a service or an employer: request information, inform of a problem, confirm.

15 min · 7 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Use the structure of a formal email
  • Request information politely
  • Report a problem clearly
QuizSortingWriting

Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Formal email: subject → Bonjour Madame / Monsieur → reason → details → request → Cordialement.
  • 2Reason: Je vous écris pour / au sujet de…
  • 3Depuis + duration: the problem started in the past and continues.
  • 4Request: Pourriez-vous…? Serait-il possible de…?

Key vocabulary

l’objet (m.)subject line
signalerto report
le tambourdrum (washing machine)
les disponibilitésavailability
la facturebill