French reading · B1

French B1 reading practice with questions and answers

Nora receives the wrong keyboard. The seller offers a replacement or a refund. Compare the conditions and identify what starts the stated time period.

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B1 reading level192 words in the reading3 questions with explained answers

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Reading lesson · Level B1

Understanding two service solutions

Compare deadline, cost and response conditions

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Bonjour Nora,

Nous avons vérifié votre commande et la photo prise après réception. Le colis contient bien un clavier K1 au lieu du K2 demandé. Nous vous proposons deux solutions selon nos conditions de traitement.

Soit vous choisissez un échange : nous envoyons une étiquette de retour sans frais et expédions le K2 sous trois jours après réception du K1. Ce délai commence au retour reçu, pas à votre réponse. Soit vous demandez le remboursement de 38 euros : il sera engagé après réception du produit, sans nouvelle expédition. Dans les deux cas, gardez la preuve du dépôt.

Merci de nous répondre avant lundi soir avec la solution retenue. Sous réserve de stock au moment du retour, le modèle K2 reste disponible ; si ce n’est plus le cas, nous vous proposerons le remboursement avant tout autre modèle.

Nora compare ces possibilités. Son ancien clavier fonctionne encore, donc elle peut attendre. Elle préfère obtenir le modèle aux touches larges. Elle répond pour choisir l’échange, tout en demandant comment elle sera informée de la réception du retour. Elle n’interprète pas « trois jours » comme une livraison garantie trois jours après son message.

Original Lira text. Characters, service locations and arrangements are fictional.

Your turn to decide

Three questions to check what you understood.

1When does the K2 dispatch period start?
2Which message chooses exchange without inventing a guarantee?
3Which proof must Nora retain after returning the keyboard?

Words worth meeting again

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Here are six useful expressions from this reading. Reread their sentence, then save the words you need in Lira to review them later.

échange
replacement
remboursement
refund
délai
time period
stock
available inventory
preuve
evidence
réception
receipt of the item

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Organise daily life and personal plans in French

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Organise daily life and personal plans in French

Follow Nora through training, relationships and preparing a shared stay.

5 chapters · 25 lessons

  1. Finding your bearings at home
  2. Combining training and work
  3. Meeting people and reading together
  4. Resolving a problem and following up
  5. Preparing a shared stay

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