# Édito A2, Unit 11: Thanking a former boss

**Language:** French  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Listen in as Rachid thanks Laurence, his former boss, over a coffee in real, everyday French, pairing with the themes of unit 11 of Édito A2. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** A café near the hospital in Limoges on a weekday lunchtime. Rachid worked for ten years at the supermarket Laurence manages. When he decided to retrain as a care assistant, she wrote the letter that got him into the training, and he has just started at the hospital. They call each other by their first names and use vous, as they always did.

## Lessons

### 1. Thanking someone for a letter

Rachid thanks Laurence for her letter, and she says he did all the work himself.

### 2. Talking about your training

Rachid tells Laurence about his year of training and which ward he works on now.

### 3. Saying what you like at work

Rachid tells Laurence what he likes most about his new job, and what he likes less.

### 4. Saying what other people say

Rachid tells Laurence what his wife and his son say about his new job.

### 5. Stating the obvious

Laurence asks if Rachid misses the supermarket, and he says of course not, apart from his colleagues.

### 6. Talking about your next step

Rachid is thinking about nursing school in a few years, and Laurence is sure he'll get there.

### 7. Going back to work

Laurence has to go back to work, and she and Rachid thank each other and say goodbye.