296 pages
Reading & writing
Graded stories, real-life texts and messages you can model your own on.
QuizB2
French grant-call reading quiz: eligibility, selection and conditions
Read a French call for community-project grants and answer twelve questions separating eligibility, selection criteria and award conditions.
ArticleB2
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.
TimelineB2
A French project handover: approval before transfer before closure
Reconstruct a French project handover from dated notes, separating planned approval from confirmed approval before transfer and closure.
Verb drillB1
French register drill: rewrite a job update for a recruiter
Rewrite a casual French job-search update in standard French. Restore complete negatives, replace work slang and preserve dates, progress and availability.
Real documentC1
A critic's French superlative: who defines the comparison set?
Read French critical superlatives with their stated comparison sets, preserving a period, genre or selection rather than extending a verdict to all art.
Graded storyB2
B2 French reading: an island debates year-round tourism
Compare jobs, housing and environmental concerns in a B2 French island feature, with eight glosses, translation, an illustrated scene brief and three questions.
ReadingA2
French reading at A2: a story about a missed train
Read a short story, follow its meaning, and notice how French separates a background from an event.
Exam practiceA2
Recommend a café in French: an A2 writing task
Compare two cafés for a study session. Use a fact table, useful comparative phrases and a complete French model to write your own recommendation.
Cheat sheetB1
French recipe language: à feu doux, doré, fondant and other cooking cues
Read French heat settings and cooking results, from à feu doux to doré and fondant, with food picturecards and questions on recipe instructions.
Gap-fillA2
A2 French gap-fill story: football after the rain
Complete ten passé composé gaps in Sara’s rainy-day football story. Practise être, avoir and agreement, with sports pictures and an English translation.
Practical guideA2
Proofread a short French message in three useful passes
Check one French reply for its purpose, practical details and language. Work through a before-and-after example, a checklist and four questions.
QuizB2
French logical fallacy quiz: false dilemmas, personal attacks and straw men
Identify flawed reasoning in twelve short French exchanges, then choose fair reformulations that address the argument and its evidence.
ArticleC1
Integrate a quotation in French: introduce, quote and explain
Build a French paragraph around a short quotation. Compare a full quote, an integrated fragment and a paraphrase, then practise attribution and commentary.
TimelineB2
A French climate plan: announced deadline, revised deadline, achieved result
Reconstruct a French climate plan’s original deadline, revised deadline and achieved result from dated excerpts. Practise a summary that preserves delay.
Verb drillB2
French synthesis drill: replace lists with accurate category nouns
Condense eight lists into shared categories such as emballages à usage unique. Keep the material, function or access feature that matters to the source.
Graded storyB1
B1 French short story: the meal no guest could agree on
Read a French dinner story with eight glosses, translation and three questions. See how a host turns conflicting preferences into a shared meal.
ReadingB1
B1 French reading: a clay vase waiting for the kiln
Read a pottery-studio scene in French. Explore the room, learn argile and cuisson, and distinguish a finished shape from the next stage of the work.
Exam practiceA2
A short French apology: late replies and changed plans
Write a warm French apology with two message models, address forms and an A2 writing task. Practise explaining a delay and suggesting a new plan.
Cheat sheetC1
Qualify a claim in French: five precise ways to set its limits
Use French phrases for group, time, condition, attribution and inference. Study a small trial report, then choose wording that keeps each claim accurate.
Gap-fillA1
Use a French writing model, then make the message your own
Practise an A1 introduction from a model: identify each sentence’s job, adapt the details and rebuild a new message with eight guided gaps.
Practical guideC1
Build a French synthesis plan: admission, opening hours and information
Plan a French synthesis from three shared-garden notes. Sort admission rules, irregular hours and proposed changes into two themes, then check source coverage.
QuizC1
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.
ArticleB2
Revise a French argument paragraph: claim, reason and limit
Follow one French paragraph through three edits: name the problem, explain the proposed change and replace réglerait tout with a precise, limited benefit.
TimelineB2
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.
Graded storyA2
A2 French story: the missing attachment arrives in a second email
Read an A2 French story where a form and certificate arrive in separate emails. Track the filenames, the shared reference and the final completeness message.
ReadingA2
A2 French reading: can you come to the book swap?
Read a French book-swap notice with translation and glosses. Check accepted books, free entry and the separate booking for an author reading.
Exam practiceA2
Expand a short French draft: add the details your reader needs
Turn a sparse French invitation into a useful message. Add the activity, time, entrance and equipment, then write a fuller draft from a practical brief.
Cheat sheetC1
French synthesis comparison matrix: proposal, request or silence?
Build a French source matrix with precise entries for proposals, requests and missing information. Use a museum dossier to turn one row into a synthesis sentence.
Gap-fillA2
French A2 gap-fill: follow a parcel from shop to customer
Complete twelve gaps with sequence markers and clear noun references. Follow a parcel through a shopkeeper, a courier and a customer, with translation.
Practical guideC1
Revise a French source synthesis: check meaning before style
Revise a French synthesis using three short source texts, a flawed draft and a complete revision. Check conditions, attribution and conclusions with a quiz.
QuizB2
Keep, move or cut? French paragraph unity quiz
Practise keeping a French paragraph focused with eight revision questions. Separate a useful reason, a relevant limit and a detail that belongs elsewhere.
ArticleB2
After par exemple: explain what your French example shows
Add commentary after a French example: connect the useful detail to your point, choose a precise takeaway and keep the conclusion within the case.
TimelineB2
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.
Graded storyA1
A1 French reading: a Saturday at the flower farm
Easy French about volunteers at a flower farm: who cuts, who waters, who makes the bouquets. Glossed text, translation and a people-and-tools matching question.
ReadingC2
Hyperbole in French: read the emphasis, check the evidence
Read a French complaint and a measured response. Separate une éternité from the stated dates, analyse the effect and test what the evidence supports.
Exam practiceA2
French follow-up email: ask again when you have no reply
Write a courteous French follow-up that names the earlier email, repeats two unanswered questions and explains a planning deadline. Model and guided practice.
