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Looking for a rental car

"À la recherche d'une voiture de location"
French B1 writing exercise

Chloé is looking for a rental car for her next trip.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to rent a car", "a vehicle", "a city car", "a family car", "a convertible", "to match someone's needs", "perfectly", "a rate", "[number] a day", "insurance", "to provide a document", "to confirm", "a rental", "a driving licence [US: driver's license]", "a credit card", "to come to collect [something]", "to bring [something]".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2024-08-29

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 Présent (Indicatif), Préposition, Le Futur Simple (Indicatif)

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

- Hello, I would like to rent a car for next weekend. - Hello, which vehicle are you looking for? We have (some) city cars, (some) family cars and (some) convertibles. - I am going to visit a friend who lives in the city centre of Lyon. - I think that one of our city cars will match your needs perfectly. - Fantastic! How much is it going to cost? - Our rate is €80 a day with insurance. - Very good! Must I provide (some) documents to confirm the rental? - Yes, we need to see your driving licence [US: driver's license] and a credit card. - Thank you! When I come to collect the car, I will bring all those documents with me.

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