133 pages
French at C1
Everything written for C1 learners (nuance and style), with explanations, practice and reading at the right level.
Culture & registerArticleC1
Litote or euphémisme? Understatement and softening in French
Ce n'est pas mauvais (it's very good) is a litote; il nous a quittés (he died) is a euphemism. Learn the difference between these two French figures of speech.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingC1
C1 French reading: make a newspaper correction visible
Follow a student newspaper’s Friday-to-Saturday correction, compare two editorial proposals and choose a precise public note supported by the exchange.
DELF, DALF & examsQuizC1
C1 French reading quiz: who gets to book the cultural venue?
Eight questions on a French booking debate: newcomer priority, rehearsal planning, eligibility and the difference between feasibility and adoption.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceC1
C1 French writing: ask a museum about borrowing a display case
Write a precise French museum enquiry before a formal loan request. Practise conditional wording, practical questions and a clear next step with a model.
Verbs & tensesVerb drillC1
The French narrative imparfait: nine changes of viewpoint
Recognise a new event in the French imparfait, compare it with a habit or background, and practise nine rewrites between literary viewpoints.
Everyday FrenchPractical guideC1
A French negotiation brief: objectives, limits and questions
Prepare a one-page French negotiation brief with a worked example, conditional concessions, decision limits and three questions to test your wording.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetC1
Advanced French ne: negative, restrictive or expletive?
Read six uses of French ne with plain translations, a compact reference sheet and five questions on negation, restriction and formal constructions.
Grammar & usageArticleC1
Eu égard à or au regard de? Two ways to frame a formal judgement
Compare eu égard à and au regard de in short reports. Learn their à/de contractions, noun complements and everyday alternatives, then try four questions.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingC1
C1 French reading: compare a cooperative delivery proposal
Read three French contributions about a cooperative delivery, compare shared aims and unresolved collection arrangements, then test your interpretation.
Reading & writingQuizC1
French synthesis source-weight quiz: testimony, logs and relevance
Eight questions on weighing sources in a French synthesis. Compare three users’ accounts with a five-day reception log, then choose claims that fit the evidence.
Reading & writingExam practiceC1
Write a recommendation in French: a C1 position-paper task
Turn a position into a concrete recommendation in French: choose an action, defend its purpose, set a launch condition and explain how to review the trial.
Grammar & usageVerb drillC1
French nominalisation drill: rapidement becomes rapide
Change adverbs into agreeing adjectives in French noun phrases. Practise rapide, progressive, massif and vive, and preserve the meaning of the original.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetC1
Encore faut-il: the requirement still to meet
Use encore faut-il with an infinitive or que + subjunctive. Check the fixed inversion, object pronouns and the more tentative encore faudrait-il.
Grammar & usageArticleC1
Autant… autant: contrast two sides of the same thing
Build balanced French contrasts with autant… autant. Compare a plan, a presentation and two responses, then distinguish contrast from equal quantities.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingC1
C1 French reading: making cancelled laundry slots visible
Read a French laundry-room exchange and trace three steps: observed non-use, a cancellation proposal and how neighbours would hear about a free slot.
Everyday FrenchQuizC1
Comparing options in French: a C1 quiz on decision criteria
Eight C1 questions on purchase price, total cost, essential requirements and missing evidence. Practise precise French for comparing professional options.
Reading & writingExam practiceC1
French synthesis writing: practise a divergence paragraph
Compare two positions on opening a repair workshop. Write one C1 synthesis paragraph, then use a model, a comparison table and a revision checklist.
Everyday FrenchVerb drillC1
Conditional concessions in French: à condition que and si
Practise French concessions with à condition que, pour autant que and si. Complete eight forms, then check what a negotiation offer actually includes.
Verbs & tensesCheat sheetC1
Fût, vînt, chantât: a French imperfect subjunctive reading sheet
Recognise the French imperfect subjunctive, compare literary and modern clauses, and distinguish fut from fût with five reading questions.
Grammar & usageArticleC1
À cela près que: "except that", one difference
À cela près que means "except that", "with the one difference that": les deux plans sont identiques, à cela près que… Learn its meaning, register and alternatives.
Everyday FrenchReadingC1
Mediate in French: summarise two priorities fairly
Read a French event-planning exchange and its mediation summary. Practise attribution, shared aims and the difference between an option and a decision.
Culture & registerQuizC1
French elliptical concession quiz: n’en déplaise and fût-ce
Decode ten formal French concessions with n’en déplaise, fût-ce and ne fût-ce que, reconstructing their links to the main argument.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceC1
C1 French writing: propose a limited hybrid evening-course trial
Write a 200-word recommendation to an evening-course committee, balancing remote access with classroom discussion. Includes a plan, model and checklist.
DELF, DALF & examsVerb drillC1
C1 French revision drill: report what an assembly decided
Repair a French assembly report that confuses consultation with approval. Compare meeting notes, study a revised account and complete six reformulations.
Reading & writingCheat sheetC1
Writing a French abstract: a longer report into four sentences
Turn a French report into a compact abstract. Follow a worked source, a four-part summary sheet, a model and questions on accurate condensation.
Reading & writingArticleC1
French synthesis: turn three separate summaries into one paragraph
Rework a source-by-source French draft around demand, staffing and resources. Compare the before and after, then choose links that preserve the source limits.
Grammar & usageReadingC1
Force est de constater que: read a firm conclusion in French
Read a short project assessment with force est de constater que. See its fixed structure, indicative verbs and stronger tone, then check what it concludes.
Grammar & usageQuizC1
French impersonal conclusions: eight questions on what follows
Test il ressort que, il s’ensuit que and force est de constater que. Eight questions separate source claims, inferences, emphasis and pending results.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceC1
C1 French writing: present a festival’s quieter workshop
Write a festival bulletin notice in French. Practise precise scope, clear public language and concise reformulation, with a model and review checklist.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetC1
Aussi difficile soit-il: French concessive inversion explained
Build formal French concessions with aussi or si plus an adjective and subjunctive inversion. Practise agreement, pronouns and degree.
Everyday FrenchArticleC1
Discuss conflicting constraints in French: what can change?
Explain incompatible requirements in French, distinguish a firm deadline from a preference and agree a feasibility check. Includes a model exchange and quiz.
Everyday FrenchReadingC1
Accord de principe: read a conditional agreement in French
Read a French agreement in principle and two follow-up emails. Track room confirmation, budget approval and the condition for sending invitations.
Grammar & usageQuizC1
De or par with French action nouns: who does what?
Eight questions on French action nouns: identify who arrives, what is checked and who evaluates. Resolve ambiguous de phrases with clear par complements.
DELF, DALF & examsExam practiceC1
A professional French handover that separates work done from work verified
Write a French professional handover that separates completed drafting, verified information, pending checks and the approval needed before distribution.
Grammar & usageCheat sheetC1
French noun chains: find the head, then recover the action
Unpack long French noun groups with four worked rules, five sentence choices and three checks on agreement, agents and ambiguous complements.
Reading & writingArticleC1
From description to recommendation in French: show the reason for the change
Turn a French observation into a reasoned recommendation. Compare facts, goals and actions, then test the link in a workshop-registration scene.
