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DIRECTED SITUATIONS 2 (30 POINTS)

Write in FRENCH the information required by EACH of the following situations


given below.  Do not use more than one sentence for each situation. 
CANDIDATES WILL BE PENALIZED FOR DISREGARDING THESE
INSTRUCTIONS.  DO NOT translate the situations below.

1. You have not handed in your French assignment on time. Write


a note of apology to your teacher and give a reason.

Madame, je suis très desolé(e), je n’ai pas fini mes devoirs à l’heure,
j’étais malade, mon ordinateur ne marchait pas.

2. You are not feeling well. Write a note to your PE teacher asking
his permission to stay in class.

Excusez-moi Monsieur, je ne me sens pas bien, puis-je rester dans la


classe?

3. Write a note in which you request to leave school to keep a


dental appointment.

Madame, j’ai un rendez-vous chez le dentiste, puis-je quitter l’école


tôt?

4. Your French penpal sends you an email stating that he is unable


to visit you during the summer holidays because he has to work.
What does the email say?

Salut mon ami(e), je regrette, mais je ne peux pas te rendre visite


pendant les grandes vacances, je dois travailler.
5. The secretary at your school hands you a message from your
mother telling you why she is unable to pick you up after school.
What does the message say?

Lilliane, je ne peux pas venir te chercher cet après-midi, il y a un


accident et un grand embouteillage.

Lilliane, je ne peux pas venir te chercher cet après-midi, je ne me


sens pas bien.

6. A friends in your class sends you the note asking politely for you
to go to cinema. Unfortunately , you cannot accept. Sent a note
back expressing regret and explaining why.

Merci, mais malheureusement, je ne peut pas y aller, je passe un


examen demain et je dois étudier.

Merci, mais malheureusement, je ne peut pas y aller, je dois aider


ma mère faire le ménage.

7. You arrive for a scheduled class but see a note on the door
stating that the teacher is absent because of illness. What does
the note say?

Bonjour tout le monde, Madame Donatien est absente aujourd’hui,


elle est malade/elle a la grippe.
8. You have been ill for some time. Your mother writes a note
apologizing for your absence. What does the note say?

Bonjour Monsieur, veuillez excuser l’absence de ma fille/mon fils,


elle/il a été malade.

9. You invite your form teacher to lunch. He/she sends a note


apologizing for his/her absence and giving a reason. What does
the note say?

Je m’excuse/Je suis desolé(e), mais j’ai une réunion importante.

10.Your mother writes a note telling your teacher that you will be
late for class tomorrow because of a dental appointment. What
does the note say?

Bonjour Madame, Marie-Hélène/Jean Christophe sera en retard pour


la classe demain, elle/il a un rendez-vous chez le dentiste.

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