A rude Parisian waiter

"Un serveur parisien malpoli"
French A2 writing exercise

Lizzie encounters a pretty rude waiter in a French café.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "I would like...", "one person", "to sit at a table", "a window", "first time", "to find", "the view", "fascinating", "there", "to make a choice", "a café au lait", "to be lactose intolerant", "soy milk/almond milk/cow's milk", "to only have...", "OK", "to have (drink)", "then (in that case)".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE

Last updated: 2025-03-17

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, Question/Interrogative

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 table for one person, please. Can I sit at the table by the window ? It's my first time in Paris and I find the view fascinating. - No, you cannot sit there because it's a table for four people. Have you made your choice? - Yes, I would like a café au lait, but I am lactose intolerant. Do you have (any) soy milk or (any) almond milk? - No, we only have (some) cow's milk. - Oh, OK. I'll have a tea then, thank you.

A rude Parisian waiter

"Un serveur parisien malpoli"French A2 writing exercise

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

"Un serveur parisien malpoli"
French A2 writing exercise