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A note to your new neighbour

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Bonjour Marc,

Je m’appelle Claire et je viens d’emménager dans l’appartement 304, juste au-dessus du vôtre. Samedi, mes amis et moi allons monter les meubles entre 9 h et 15 h, donc vous entendrez sans doute du bruit et des pas dans l’escalier. Je suis désolée du dérangement. Si le bruit devient trop fort, n’hésitez pas à frapper à ma porte ou à m’écrire. Pour me faire pardonner, je vous invite à prendre un café chez moi dimanche matin, quand tout sera rangé. Seriez-vous libre vers 10 h ?

À bientôt,

Claire

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60 to 120 words

A note to your new neighbour

Vous venez d’emménager dans un immeuble à Montréal. Écrivez un message à votre voisin Marc pour vous présenter, l’avertir que vous ferez du bruit samedi à cause de votre déménagement et lui proposer une façon de vous faire pardonner. (60 mots minimum, 120 mots maximum)

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Score out of 20 and NCLC

NCLCScore out of 20
10+16 to 20
914 to 15
812 to 13
710 to 11
67 to 9
56
44 to 5

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