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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)".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-02-15

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Question/Interrogative, Idioms about Time

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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