A2.2 · Unit 3 of 6 in this stage

At work: French speaking practice

I can give an update, ask for clarification, and suggest how to organize the work.

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One connected outcome

Four short missions, then one usable response.

1 Check in I can check in quickly with a colleague.
2 Ask for clarification I can ask for clarification on a task.
3 Propose an arrangement I can propose an arrangement for a project.
4 Project review I can give a simple project review and suggest improvements.

Practise four workplace situations

Practise four separate fictional office scenes. In the first scene you are colleague A, asking about the report and requesting it that evening. Reset A/B roles between scenes; the project review is a separate completed-project example. Listen to whole models, answer during silent gaps and check meaning after the delay. The video and website exercises are free; At work in the optional App is Premium, while 35 Sounds and four First Contact missions are free.

Watch, listen, then practise · 6 minutes 34 seconds

French at Work: 4 Conversations with Speaking Practice

Practise four separate fictional workplace conversations: check progress on a report, clarify an instruction, arrange the work and review a project. Listen to each complete original model, then take speaker A’s turn with the example hidden for 8 seconds.

Original Parle lesson with English captions, AI-assisted graphics and synthesized reference audio. Four separate work situations use 16 complete, owned, synthesized French models. English and French manual captions are available. The video and website practice are free; At work in the optional App requires Premium. All 35 Sounds pages and the first four First Contact missions are free; the full 120-mission App course requires Premium. Watch on YouTube · Read the captions. Open this video lesson · All free video lessons.

Mission 1 · 10 minutes · Work

Check in

Faire le point

I can check in quickly with a colleague.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

A

Bonjour, où en êtes-vous avec le rapport ?

Hello, where are you with the report?

B

J'ai presque fini. Il me reste la conclusion.

I'm almost done. I just have the conclusion left.

A

Parfait. Pouvez-vous me l'envoyer ce soir ?

Perfect. Can you send it to me tonight?

B

Oui, bien sûr. Je vous le transmets avant 18h.

Yes, of course. I'll send it to you before 6 p.m.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

Ask your colleague how the report is progressing, then ask them to send it to you tonight.

Response frame

Bonjour, où en êtes-vous avec le rapport ?Hello, where are you with the report?

Parfait. Pouvez-vous me l'envoyer ce soir ?Perfect. Can you send it to me tonight?

Mission 2 · 10 minutes · Work

Ask for clarification

Demander une clarification

I can ask for clarification on a task.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

A

Excusez-moi, je n'ai pas compris la consigne.

Excuse me, I didn't understand the instruction.

B

Bien sûr. Vous devez vérifier les chiffres.

Of course. You need to check the numbers.

A

D'accord. Et je les compare avec le budget ?

Okay. And I compare them with the budget?

B

Exactement. Ensuite, vous me faites un retour.

Exactly. Then you give me feedback.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You didn't understand an instruction and ask for details.

Response frame

Je n'ai pas compris...I didn't understand...

Pouvez-vous répéter ?Can you repeat?

Je dois... ?I need to... ?

Mission 3 · 10 minutes · Work

Propose an arrangement

Proposer une organisation

I can propose an arrangement for a project.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

A

On pourrait diviser le travail en deux parties.

We could divide the work into two parts.

B

Bonne idée. Je prends la première partie.

Good idea. I'll take the first part.

A

Parfait. On se retrouve vendredi pour faire le point.

Perfect. Let's meet on Friday to check in.

B

D'accord, à vendredi.

Okay, see you Friday.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You propose an arrangement for a joint project.

Response frame

On pourrait...We could...

Je prends...I'll take...

On se retrouve... ?Let's meet... ?

Mission 4 · 12 minutes · Work

Project review

Bilan de projet

I can give a simple project review and suggest improvements.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

A

Le projet est terminé. Bravo à tous.

The project is finished. Well done everyone.

B

Merci. On a bien respecté les délais.

Thank you. We met the deadlines well.

A

Oui. La prochaine fois, on pourrait mieux communiquer.

Yes. Next time, we could communicate better.

B

Bonne idée. On peut faire des réunions plus courtes.

Good idea. We can have shorter meetings.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You review a project and suggest improvements.

Response frame

Le projet est...The project is...

On a bien...We have...

La prochaine fois, on pourrait...Next time, we could...

How to use this preview

Read for meaning. Use the app for model audio and recording.

The French dialogue models and English meanings above come from Parle’s current course. The first task’s speaking prompts and the project-review R cue are adapted for this free website practice. In the App, use Course → A2.2 → At work for the current four missions.

Phrase Match is not an accent score, pronunciation grade, or official CEFR assessment. It reports which words speech recognition detected and can be wrong.

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