A useful French work update tells your colleague how far you have got, what remains and when you intend to send the work. Here, the report is almost finished. Its conclusion still needs work, and sending it is a future commitment.
Practise one four-line exchange from Parle’s Check in task. Colleague A asks about the report and requests it that evening. Worker B gives the progress update and promises to send it before 6 p.m. The report and times are fictional language examples.
Start with the two hidden-reply turns below. Say your own response before opening the worker’s model. You can read every line through the cards, even without the interactive meaning checks.
Compare progress, remaining work and sending
In où en êtes-vous avec le rapport, où en êtes-vous asks about progress. Reply with the state of the report. Giving an office location would answer a different question.
The exchange uses vous. A asks about B’s work; B uses je to describe their own progress and commitment. Keep those roles as you practise.
Practise turn 1: answer the progress question
The four unchanged first-party course references were generated through the OpenAI speech service. Their voices are synthetic. This guide was prepared with AI assistance. Each player contains one complete original dialogue line.
Hear or read colleague A’s progress question
French question · Colleague A
Bonjour, où en êtes-vous avec le rapport ?
English meaning: Hello, where are you with the report?
Your speaking turn: imagine that most of the report is done, with the conclusion still to write. Say both facts in French. Keep the worker’s card closed during your attempt.
Reveal worker B’s progress reply after your attempt
French reply · Worker B
J'ai presque fini. Il me reste la conclusion.
English meaning: I’m almost done. I just have the conclusion left.
Identify the report’s current state and what remains.
Turn 2: respond to the sending request
Hear or read colleague A’s sending request
French request · Colleague A
Parfait. Pouvez-vous me l'envoyer ce soir ?
English meaning: Perfect. Can you send it to me tonight?
Your speaking turn: in the fictional exchange, you intend to send the report before 6 p.m. today. Confirm that commitment. You have not sent it yet.
Reveal worker B’s sending commitment after your attempt
French reply · Worker B
Oui, bien sûr. Je vous le transmets avant 18h.
English meaning: Yes, of course. I’ll send it to you before 6 p.m.
Distinguish the promised sending time from a completed action.
Native Pause keeps your place. Closing a model card rewinds its audio; starting another stops and rewinds the previous clip. The feedback checks the two selected meanings. It does not record, evaluate your spoken reply or mark an App mission complete.
Understand what the short words refer to
Il me reste la conclusion. names the work still to do. La conclusion is the conclusion section. Presque keeps the first sentence short of claiming completion.
In me l’envoyer, l’ refers to le rapport, the report. Me means “to me”: A asks B to send the report to A. In B’s reply, je vous le transmets means “I send it to you.” Le still refers to the report, and vous refers to A.
The form je transmets is present tense. In this exchange, the time phrase and request make it a commitment about sending later. Avant 18h means before 6 p.m. It supplies a time limit, and the dialogue leaves actual completion and sending unreported. Here, B answers the evening request with an earlier stated sending time.
Change the facts in a written-only reply
Choose a different fictional report state. These additional sentences are written-only variations, with no audio on this page:
| Intended fact | Written French variation | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| The report is finished; sending is still to happen | J’ai terminé le rapport. Je vous l’envoie avant 18h. | I’ve finished the report. I’ll send it to you before 6 p.m. |
| It is unfinished; you propose tomorrow | Le rapport n’est pas encore terminé. Je peux vous l’envoyer demain matin. | The report isn’t finished yet. I can send it to you tomorrow morning. |
| You already sent it | Je vous ai envoyé le rapport. | I’ve sent you the report. |
Try one that matches the state you chose. The second variation proposes a different time; it does not silently accept the original evening request. Rehearse it as an honest alternative rather than a commitment you cannot make.
For a new remaining section, write your own sentence starting Il me reste…. Keep the task, remaining work and time consistent. A partner can check whether your reply matches those facts.
Swap roles, then repeat with the models hidden
Use Stop audio and hide all models and try the two worker replies again. Ask a partner to read A’s question and request, or briefly reopen each A card yourself. Leave both B cards closed until you have spoken.
Then swap roles: ask about the report and request it that evening. The two complete A models above support this version of the task. Reset practice choices clears the meaning choices and closes all four cards.
If the instruction itself is unclear, continue with asking for clarification at work. For a different scheduling task, the appointment change exercise practises proposing and confirming a new time.
Continue with the current App check-in task
The current Check in role-play asks you to ask a colleague about progress. In Parle on iPhone or iPad, use Course → A2.2 → At work → Check in. The website exercise additionally gives you the worker’s two complete replies, with their meanings separated from A’s questions.
This web practice is free. The App’s At work unit is Premium. All 35 Sounds and the first four First Contact missions are free; Premium opens the current 120-mission course.
Parle supports recording and replay. Phrase Match reports recognized model words. It does not assess whether a real report was completed, validate a deadline or score pronunciation quality. Use these models to practise the language, then choose a commitment that matches the situation you mean.