# Édito A1, Unit 9: Booking a country guesthouse

**Language:** French  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Master booking a room by listening to Grégoire and Isabelle's conversation about a guesthouse in the Dordogne, which pairs with the themes of unit 9 of Édito A1. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

**Setting:** A phone call in early October between Liège, in Belgium, and a chambre d'hôtes in an old farmhouse near Sarlat, in the Dordogne. Grégoire wants three nights for himself and his wife over the autumn half-term. Isabelle runs the guesthouse. They use vous with each other throughout.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking for a room

Grégoire phones Isabelle's guesthouse and asks for a room for two in late October.

### 2. Comparing two rooms

Isabelle has two rooms free and tells Grégoire how they are different.

### 3. Saying which you prefer

Grégoire checks with Isabelle that both rooms are quiet and chooses the blue one.

### 4. Saying where you come from

Isabelle asks Grégoire where he is calling from, and he is Belgian, like many of her guests.

### 5. Talking about a past trip

Grégoire tells Isabelle he came to the Dordogne once before, one hot summer.

### 6. Describing the landscape

Isabelle describes the valley in October and tells Grégoire to bring a jumper.

### 7. Confirming a booking

Isabelle takes Grégoire's name and confirms the room, the nights and the price.