To buy a train ticket

"Acheter un billet de train"
French A1 writing exercise

Thomas is buying a train ticket at a French train station.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "a one-way ticket", "what time...?", "a full fare", "a student card", "a reduced fare", "to pay by cash", "change (given back)".

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

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

- Hello, I would like a one-way ticket for Lille please. I need to leave tomorrow morning. What time is the first train? - The first train leaves at quarter to seven, and it arrives in Lille at eight. - That's perfect! How much is that? - The full fare is €24. - I have a student card. - Then the reduced fare is €16. - Can I pay by cash? - Of course! Here's your change.

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