Worrying cracks in a wall

"Des fissures inquiétantes au mur"
French B2 writing exercise

Mathieu talks to a contractor about some cracks in his living room wall.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to notice", "a crack in the wall", "a fireplace", "to get worse (situation)", "to require further investigation", "to move in", "to worry about [something]", "a couple of...", "to worry about [something]", "a structural issue", "to go on the roof", "to check [something]", "damage (house)", "brickwork", "to turn out to be", "repairs", "to reinforce [something]", "a metal rod", "a quote (works)", "external walls".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2025-02-20

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Le Subjonctif Présent, Verbe irrégulier

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- A few days ago, I noticed some cracks in the wall of our fireplace. I worry that this could get worse. - Yes, they are quite big and require further investigation. - When we moved in here three years ago, there were already a couple of small cracks, but we'd decided not to worry about it. Do you think that it is a structural issue? - I would need to go on the roof in order to check if there is any damage to the brickwork. - If the problem turned out to be more serious, what kind of repairs would be necessary? - The most urgent would be to reinforce the walls with metal rods. Don't worry! I will prepare a detailed quote as soon as I'll have checked everything on the roof and the external walls.

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