At the repair shop

"Chez le réparateur"
French B2 writing exercise

Sabrina needs help with her laptop.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "laptop", "to cause problems", "to type", "a screen", "to turn (=become)", "to turn [something] off and on again", "to plug [something] in", "to charge [itself] (battery)", "in vain", "to find out", "the reason why...", "to be able to afford [something]", "to buy again", "under warranty".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-12

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 Passé Composé (Indicatif), Pronom d'objet direct, Verbes réguliers avec -ER

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

- Hello! My new laptop, that I bought less than one month ago, has already started to cause (me) problems. Yesterday afternoon, I was typing an article when suddenly the screen turned completely black. - Did you try turning it off and on again? - Yes of course, I even plugged it in so that the battery could charge. I then tried to turn it back on again, but in vain. I really need you to find out the reason why it's not working any longer, because I can't afford to buy a new one again! - Don't worry, it should still be under warranty, but let's see what we can do!

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