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French at B2
Everything written for B2 learners (discussing in depth), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Reading & writingGap-fillB2
A problem-and-solution paragraph in French: guided gap-fill
Build a French paragraph from a concrete problem to a useful solution. Complete eight gaps, track the cause and effect, and check the condition for success.
Verbs & tensesCommon mistakesB2
Passé simple or passé composé? Four traps when retelling a story
Compare literary narration with an everyday account. Fix four common tense assumptions, rewrite a short scene and check your choices.
Verbs & tensesDialogueB2
Report French quotations faithfully: a dialogue to practise
Relay a wish, an offer and an instruction in French. Practise a dialogue, check time and pronoun changes, and keep each speaker’s meaning.
Reading & writingTimelineB2
A French draft's revisions: correction before approval before final copy
Order French draft revisions, approval and a later substantive edit. Identify which version was approved from the supplied record rather than file date alone.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceB2
DELF B2 writing: argue for limits on after-hours work messages
Write a formal B2 letter proposing boundaries for work messages after hours. Practise reasons, objections and a workable arrangement with a complete model.
Everyday FrenchPractical guideB2
How to record French meeting actions: owners, deadlines and decisions
Turn a French meeting exchange into a clear action note. Identify accepted tasks, keep conditions visible and practise a concise read-back.
DELF, DALF & examsVerb drillB2
B2 French reading drill: what does a club survey actually show?
Read a French club questionnaire report and complete an accurate summary. Keep 30 respondents, 80 members and the two separate questions distinct.
Grammar & usageArticleB2
La mise en œuvre: which noun controls French agreement?
Find the head noun in la mise en œuvre des mesures. Practise singular verbs, feminine participles and plural mises en place with examples and a quiz.
Reading & writingReadingB2
B2 French short story: a promotion with an unexpected condition
Read a B2 French workplace story about a promotion and an unspoken cost, with eight glosses, full translation and questions that distinguish evidence from inference.
Grammar & usageQuizB2
Ci-joint and ci-inclus agreement quiz: ten formal French sentences
Practise ci-joint and ci-inclus in ten formal messages, distinguishing required agreement, invariable forms and sentences allowing both.
Words & expressionsCheat sheetB2
French scientific study vocabulary: témoin, échantillon and protocole
Learn the French terms for sample, control group, protocol, variables and bias, then identify each element in a short study description.
Grammar & usageGap-fillB2
French passive infinitives: what must be read, sent or revised
Complete a short editorial checklist with être plus a participle. Practise agreement and distinguish a requirement from a completed action.
Culture & registerCommon mistakesB2
Requérir or demander: what a task needs and what a person asks
Compare requérir and demander through task requirements and everyday requests. Fix four English-led mix-ups and practise requiert, requièrent and requis.
Everyday FrenchDialogueB2
How to ask for a turn to speak in a French meeting
Join a French meeting discussion, wait for your turn and add a focused clarification. Practise a complete dialogue with English speaking cues.
Reading & writingTimelineB2
A French study's life: hypothesis, protocol, data and revised conclusion
Order a French study’s hypothesis, registered protocol, data collection and revised interpretation. Distinguish advance prediction from after-result explanation.
Reading & writingExam practiceB2
Write a concession paragraph in French: a B2 writing task
Write a French paragraph that accepts a benefit, explains a limit and proposes a solution. Includes an 80-word task, model, checklist and quiz.
Reading & writingPractical guideB2
Develop a French paragraph: from a claim to a worked example
Build a B2 French paragraph about sharing equipment. Add the missing explanation, a relevant example and a practical limit, then check what each sentence does.
Grammar & usageVerb drillB2
La liste des noms: French noun-chain agreement drill
Find the head of a French noun chain, then agree its verb and adjective. Practise la liste des noms est complète and distinguish internal adjective agreement.
Culture & registerArticleB2
Demeurer or rester: remain, stay and live in French
Compare demeurer and rester in an unresolved question, a temporary stay and an address. See useful patterns, home vocabulary and three quiz questions.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingB2
B2 French reading: who holds each view in a garden debate?
Read a French garden debate and separate a volunteer’s quotation from the writer’s response. Practise attribution, concession and a pending proposal.
Verbs & tensesQuizB2
French verb viewpoint quiz: a plan, a guess or a result?
Twelve B2 questions on what French verbs tell you: future plans, past narration, inference, attempts and achieved results. Every answer is explained.
Verbs & tensesCheat sheetB2
Vu or vues, entendu or entendues before an infinitive?
Compare the singers you heard with the songs you heard sung. Use an actor test for vu and entendu, then check six agreement choices.
Verbs & tensesGap-fillB2
French B2 gap-fill: reporting a promotion rumour and a decision
Complete 12 reporting and tense gaps as a promotion rumour becomes a confirmed decision. Distinguish conditional reports from facts, with translation.
DELF, DALF & examsCommon mistakesB2
French exam examples: add the case, explain the link
Build a French argument with a claim, a concrete example and an explanation. Fix four common gaps between a case and the conclusion it supports.
Grammar & usageDialogueB2
Laisser + infinitive: let someone speak, finish or leave
Practise laisser + infinitive in a meeting: who gives permission, who acts, how pronouns work, and how laisser differs from faire.
Grammar & usageVerb drillB2
Du fait que or du fait de? Practise the French reason pattern
Turn a reason clause into a noun phrase with du fait que and du fait de. Practise six transformations and check indicative verbs, articles and contractions.
Reading & writingArticleB2
Write a clear French topic sentence: one paragraph, one point
Build a French argument paragraph around one precise claim. Compare openings, read an annotated model and practise keeping the supporting sentences on track.
Culture & registerReadingB2
Demeurer, restituer, résider: six meanings in a French reading
Read a B2 French text and distinguish six senses of demeurer, restituer and résider. Use subjects and complements to choose the right English meaning.
Pronunciation & listeningQuizB2
French irony quiz: what does the context tell you?
Eight French irony questions with workplace scenes. Compare sincere praise, criticism and ambiguous remarks, then check the clues in each answer.
Reading & writingCheat sheetB2
Open a French argument with a specific question
Turn a broad French essay opening into a clear question about a local proposal. Use a three-part reference sheet, contrasting models and a short quiz.
Culture & registerGap-fillB2
French B2 gap-fill: clarify an ambiguous interview answer
Complete 12 stance and reformulation markers in a French interview, then distinguish support, reservation and a concrete commitment.
Grammar & usageCommon mistakesB2
En effet or donc? Four connector mistakes to fix
Use en effet to explain a claim and donc to draw a conclusion. Compare both directions, avoid the en fait trap and test four short French passages.
Culture & registerDialogueB2
Ask a French presenter whether a price comparison includes tax
Practise a French price-comparison conversation checking tax, setup charges, dates and recurring fees before calculating a twelve-month total.
Reading & writingVerb drillB2
Develop a reason in French: go beyond parce que c’est mieux
Build a French reason from a specific benefit, an explanation and a condition. Compare a worked paragraph, then complete six short writing drills.
DELF, DALF & examsArticleB2
French range and accuracy: improve the sentence, keep the meaning
Compare contrast, condition and concession in French. Learn what range and accuracy feedback asks you to change, then repair six short sentences.
Grammar & usageReadingB2
Ce dont, ce sur quoi, certaines: follow unnamed French references
Read a team update and recover what ce dont, ce sur quoi and certaines refer to. Five questions test explicit information, open details and group size.
