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B1 French reading: what does a neighbourhood survey tell us? Reading · B1
B1 French reading: who wrote the note in the margin? Reading · B1
B1 French reading: why a commuter chose a slower route Reading · B1
B1 French short story: a family habit meets a new partner Graded story · B1
B1 French short story: a shopkeeper’s first holiday in years Graded story · B1
B1 French short story: a supermarket queue becomes a conversation Graded story · B1
B1 French short story: a town’s last public telephone Graded story · B1
B1 French short story: an apprentice's first solo repair Graded story · B1
B1 French short story: an unexpected retirement party visitor Graded story · B1
B1 French short story: the meal no guest could agree on Graded story · B1
B1 French story: a concert without its singer Graded story · B1
B1 French story: a curtain becomes a stage costume Graded story · B1
B1 French story: a plant cutting and two family labels Graded story · B1
B1 French story: the last page changes the reader’s mind Graded story · B1
B1 French story: who says je in an old family letter? Graded story · B1
B1 French writing task: advise a friend on a second-hand desk Exam practice · B1
B1 French writing task: ask to keep a public fountain Exam practice · B1
B1 French writing task: explain a group mistake Exam practice · B1
B1 French writing task: reply to a comment about books Exam practice · B1
B1 French writing task: should two groups share a study room? Exam practice · B1
B1 French writing task: your first responsibility Exam practice · B1
B1 French writing: turn an experience into a reflection Practical guide · B1
B2 French formal requests: turn assumed approval into a question Verb drill · B2
B2 French gap-fill: follow an exhibition recording proposal Gap-fill · B2
B2 French inference: match each claim to the museum notice Reading · B2
B2 French letter: arrange a museum group visit Exam practice · B2
B2 French reader response: plan a reply to a newsletter Exam practice · B2
B2 French reading drill: what does a club survey actually show? Verb drill · B2
B2 French reading quiz: two views on changing market hours Quiz · B2
B2 French reading: a neighbourhood responds to summer heat Graded story · B2
B2 French reading: an island debates year-round tourism Graded story · B2
B2 French reading: spot irony in a street-concert commentary Reading · B2
B2 French reading: when a factory becomes a public venue Graded story · B2
B2 French reading: who holds each view in a garden debate? Reading · B2
B2 French reading: who must act on an open letter? Reading · B2
B2 French recommendation drill: compare two project options Verb drill · B2
B2 French response quiz: should cafés ban laptops? Quiz · B2
B2 French short story: a promotion with an unexpected condition Reading · B2
B2 French short story: the interview that never gets published Reading · B2
B2 French short story: the translator’s name is missing Reading · B2
B2 French writing practice: edit a club newsletter update Quiz · B2
B2 French writing: correct a public summary Exam practice · B2
B2 French writing: describe attendance figures accurately Gap-fill · B2
Bagnole or voiture: casual car vocabulary in French Vocabulary list · B1
Bas or faible: a low shelf, a weak signal and a quiet voice Article · B1
Beau or bon? French oral and nasal vowels in useful pairs Article · A2
Beaucoup de, assez de, un kilo de: French quantities at the market Picture scene · A2
Before a French phone call: a fact note you can use Cheat sheet · A2
Before or after the noun? Sort French adjectives (BAGS) Sorting game · A2
Before shortening a French time clause, check who acts Verb drill · B1
Bénéfices or avantages sociaux? Workplace benefits in French Common mistakes · B2
Besoin or envie? Say what you need and what you feel like Article · A2
Bien que + subjunctive: a French concession cheat sheet Cheat sheet · B1
Bien reçu, entendu, d’accord: French replies that say what you mean Phrasebook · B1
Bienvenue or bienvenu: a welcome spelling cheat sheet Cheat sheet · A2
Billet or ticket? French ticket words and four translation traps Common mistakes · A2
Boire conjugation: je bois, nous buvons, j'ai bu Conjugation table · A1
Boîte or bocal? Explore a kitchen shelf in French Picture scene · A2
Bol or tasse? French bowls, cups and what goes in them Vocabulary list · A1
Bon appétit: what it means and how to reply Phrasebook · A1
Bon courage or bonne chance? Encourage effort or wish someone luck Article · A2
Bon or bien? A small word, a big difference Article · A2
Bon rétablissement or prenez soin de vous: messages that show you care Phrasebook · A2
Bon, alors, au fait: changing direction in a French conversation Phrasebook · B1
Bonjour or bonne journée: start and end a daytime conversation Dialogue · A1
Bonjour, salut or coucou: practise French greetings Dialogue · A1
Bonsoir, bonne soirée or bonne nuit? An evening French cheat sheet Cheat sheet · A1
Booking a restaurant table in French: phone dialogue with translation Dialogue · A2
Borrow a tool in French: emprunter, prêter and bringing it back Common mistakes · A2
Borrowing something in French: prêter, emprunter and rendre Dialogue · A2
Bosser or travailler: practise work and study verbs in French Verb drill · A2
Bosser or travailler? Compare the tone of French verbs Article · B1
Bouche or langue? Mouth, tongue and language in French Article · A2
Bouffer or manger: how casual is your French invitation? Article · B1
Boulot or travail: a job, work to do and the plural travaux Article · A2
Boulot, pote, fric: nine familiar French words in everyday sentences Vocabulary list · B1
Bouquin or livre: a book recommendation with French gaps to fill Gap-fill · A2
Bout or fin? 12 French expressions for pieces, tips and endings Vocabulary list · A2
Bouteille or flacon? French bottles, contents and materials Vocabulary list · A2
Brancher or connecter? Set up your devices in French Dialogue · B1
Bras or main? French phrases for arms and hands Phrasebook · A1
Brief French replies: what bof, ouais and tant mieux mean in context Practical guide · B1
Briller or éclairer? A French gap-fill story about light Gap-fill · B1
Bruit or son? 10 questions on French noise and audio vocabulary Quiz · A2
Build a French information question from the answer you need Practical guide · A2
Build a French literary verb notebook: six entries to copy Practical guide · B2
Build a French revision portfolio with a useful before-and-after entry Practical guide · C2
Build a French synthesis plan: admission, opening hours and information Practical guide · C1
Build a French word map: describe one room in six links Practical guide · A2
Build a short French paragraph: a beginner’s worked example Practical guide · A1
Build a small French travel phrasebook: requests, replies and repairs Phrasebook · A1
Build French comparisons: plus, moins, aussi… que Sentence builder · A2
Build French idiom cloze cards: practise the whole phrase Gap-fill · B1
Build French if-sentences: si j'avais, je ferais Sentence builder · B1
Build French negative sentences: where ne and pas go Sentence builder · A1
Build French noun phrases: adjectives before and after Sentence builder · A2
Build French questions three ways: intonation, est-ce que, inversion Sentence builder · A2
Build French questions with quel and quelle Sentence builder · A1
Build French sentences with adverbs in the right place Sentence builder · A2
Build French sentences with y and en Sentence builder · B1
Build French verbs with à or de before an infinitive Sentence builder · B1
Build near-future sentences with pronouns: je vais le faire Sentence builder · A2
Build polite French requests with the conditional Sentence builder · A2
Build reflexive verbs in the past: je me suis levé·e Sentence builder · A2
Build relative clauses with qui and que Sentence builder · B1
Build reported speech in French: il m'a dit que Sentence builder · B1
Build sentences with depuis and il y a Sentence builder · A2
Build sentences with two pronouns: je le lui donne Sentence builder · B1
Build your first French sentences: subject, verb, complement Verb drill · A1
Bureau or travail: a desk, an office or your work? Article · A1
But or objectif: how to talk about a goal in French Article · B1
Buy a train ticket in French: a ticket-office dialogue Dialogue · A2
Buying a SIM card in French: data, activation and top-ups Phrasebook · A2
Buying a train ticket in French: a ticket-counter dialogue Dialogue · A2
Buying food by weight in French: grams, kilos and slices Vocabulary list · A1

C

C’est à Nora que…: French focus sentences with prepositions Verb drill · B2
C’est dingue or c’est fou? Read three surprising French reactions Reading · B1
C’est gentil or c’est aimable: thank someone and answer an offer Phrasebook · A2
C’est moi qui ai: practise French pronoun agreement Verb drill · B2
C’est or il est? Introduce someone, then describe them Article · A2
C'est or il est? Sort sixteen sentences Sorting game · B1
C’est pourquoi in French: give the reason, then the result Gap-fill · B1
C’est-à-dire: read a French programme and its clarifications Reading · B1
C’est…que in French: focus the person or thing you choose Verb drill · B1
C’est…qui in French: say who did it Dialogue · B1
C’est…qui or c’est…que? Check the role and practise the rewrite Verb drill · B2
C1 French cloze: from scanned archive to searchable collection Gap-fill · C1
C1 French handover email: practise precise requests and status updates Verb drill · C1
C1 French reading quiz: who gets to book the cultural venue? Quiz · C1
C1 French reading: compare a cooperative delivery proposal Reading · C1
C1 French reading: make a newspaper correction visible Reading · C1
C1 French reading: making cancelled laundry slots visible Reading · C1
C1 French reading: three accounts of the same workplace incident Graded story · C1
C1 French reading: who holds the allotment key? Reading · C1
C1 French reformulation drill: matching language-exchange partners Verb drill · C1
C1 French revision drill: report what an assembly decided Verb drill · C1
C1 French short story: a farewell speech with a hidden reproach Reading · C1
C1 French writing: ask a museum about borrowing a display case Exam practice · C1
C1 French writing: explain the stages of a repair appointment Exam practice · C1
C1 French writing: present a festival’s quieter workshop Exam practice · C1
C1 French writing: propose a limited hybrid evening-course trial Exam practice · C1
C1 French writing: propose a travelling library display Exam practice · C1
C1 French writing: respond to a shared sports-ground request Exam practice · C1
C2 French editorial task: readers vote, editors set the shortlist Exam practice · C2
C2 French gap-fill: evidence and proposals in a lighting consultation Gap-fill · C2
C2 French literary revision: what a recovered page changes Reading · C2
C2 French open-letter task: festival times and artistic freedom Exam practice · C2
C2 French reading: books in storage and the value of browsing Reading · C2
C2 French reading: how a translation jury explains its choice Reading · C2
C2 French reading: what a digital museum replica lets you see Reading · C2
C2 French reading: who says what on a museum label? Reading · C2
C2 French speech task: rotate workshop leaders and pass on decisions Exam practice · C2
C2 French story: the pause an interview editor cut Graded story · C2
C2 French writing task: a public reply about a repair-workshop trial Exam practice · C2
C2 French writing task: reply to criticism of an archive edition Exam practice · C2
C2 French writing task: should unfinished artwork be shown? Exam practice · C2
C2 French writing: one disputed plaque, two audiences Exam practice · C2
C2 French writing: respond to conflicting programme feedback Exam practice · C2
Ça m’est égal or peu importe: say either option suits you in French Dialogue · B1
Ça va or comment allez-vous? Ask and answer “How are you?” in French Phrasebook · A1
Ça vaut le coup: meaning, sentence patterns and an eight-question quiz Quiz · B1
Calling an internet provider in French: activate your connection after a move Dialogue · A2
Campagne or champs: explore the French countryside Picture scene · A2
Can French keep the present after il a dit que? Article · B1
Cancel a gym membership in French: dates, steps and confirmation Phrasebook · B1
Cancel an appointment in French: write a clear message Exam practice · A2
Cancel and rebook a hairdresser’s appointment in French: dialogue Dialogue · A2
Cancelled transport in French: find the replacement departure Picture scene · A2
Candidature or demande: French phrases for applications and requests Phrasebook · B1
Capable or compétent: four French mistakes to fix Common mistakes · B1
Car hire in French: check the booking, gearbox and total price Phrasebook · A2
Card payment declined in a French shop: what to say next Phrasebook · A2
Carrément or vraiment? A French conversation about weekend plans Dialogue · B1
Carton or papier: picture vocabulary for packing a box Vocabulary list · A2
Casser or tomber en panne: a French gap-fill about a difficult morning Gap-fill · A2
Casual French reductions: restore the full form in 8 short drills Verb drill · B1
Causative faire pronoun drill: je la fais réparer, je le lui fais lire Verb drill · B2
Causer or parler: chatting, speaking and causing a problem Common mistakes · B1
Ce à quoi or ce que? French corrections with penser à and tenir à Common mistakes · B2
Ce avec quoi and ce en quoi: choosing a French relative after a preposition Cheat sheet · B2