296 pages
Reading & writing
Graded stories, real-life texts and messages you can model your own on.
Cheat sheetB1
French email headers: objet, PJ, CC and CCI explained
Know what belongs in each French email field, label attachments clearly, and practise placing addresses, a subject and a file in the right place.
Gap-fillA2
A2 French gap-fill story: the green chair comes home
Complete a French story about a grandmother’s repaired chair. Practise repair verbs, past participles and object vocabulary with picture cards.
Practical guideA2
Write a French complaint: facts, consequence and a clear request
Build a short French complaint about the wrong item in a delivery. Compare useful facts with guesses, follow a model email and practise the final request.
QuizA2
French exhibition programme quiz: 8 A2 reading questions
Read a French photography programme, then answer eight questions on opening days, a guided visit, booking and the photographer’s Friday appearance.
ArticleC1
French nominal sentences in literature: reading prose without a finite verb
Understand French noun-led fragments in literary prose. Reconstruct viewpoint, time and implied links, then compare a full-sentence rewrite and practise.
TimelineA1
A French morning with one bathroom for three people
Follow a French bathroom rota for three housemates. Read four timed steps, match first, next and finally, and find when the room becomes free.
Graded storyA1
A1 French story: a seaside walk when the tide is out
Read an A1 French seaside story about a familiar view at low tide. Learn six glossed words and follow the meeting point above the beach.
ReadingC2
Explain a specialist process in French: from procedure to public guide
Compare a compact French procedure with a clear public explanation. Follow receipt, checking and decision through two versions, with glosses and questions.
Exam practiceA1
Describe your home in French: an A1 writing task with a room scene
Write a beginner French home description with il y a, room names and location phrases. Explore a bedroom, then use a model and checklist to write your own.
Cheat sheetC1
French punctuation in long sentences: semicolons, colons and asides
See how French punctuation organises dense prose: parallel claims, explanations and parenthetical clauses. Restore a paragraph’s boundaries.
Gap-fillA1
A1 French gap-fill: a rainy day becomes a drawing afternoon
Fill ten verb gaps in a rainy-day change of plan. Practise present preferences and aller plus infinitive as friends move from an outdoor outing to drawing.
Practical guideA2
How to track objects and pronouns in a French story
Follow a borrowed scarf and a camera through a short French scene. Separate owner, holder and location, then resolve la, le and lui with a table and quiz.
QuizB1
French sports report quiz: who won, drew or qualified?
Read short French match reports: s'imposer, faire match nul, l'emporter aux tirs au but, se qualifier, être éliminé. Twelve questions on results and scores.
ArticleC1
Metonymy or synecdoche in French: identify the relationship
Distinguish French metonymy from synecdoche through association and part–whole links. Interpret examples, compare literal readings and justify your answers.
Graded storyA1
A1 French reading: two adults learn to swim
An easy French text about two adults at their first swimming lesson. Glossed words, a translation and questions on who does what and how they feel.
ReadingA2
A2 French reading: a first trip on a sleeper train
Clara takes the night train from Paris to Nice for the first time: booking a couchette, packing, sleeping (or not) and waking up by the sea. A2 French with glosses and questions.
Exam practiceA2
Reschedule an appointment in French: A2 email practice
Identify the old appointment, offer two new times and ask for confirmation in French. Practise with a clear email model and a rescheduling verb table.
Cheat sheetC2
Necessary or sufficient? French condition phrases explained
Read il faut, il suffit de and seulement si precisely. Compare prerequisites and guarantees in French, then test the direction of each condition.
Gap-fillB2
French paragraph flow: repair the links, then fill the gaps
Repair a French paragraph about rehearsal hours. Trace pronouns, organise the ideas and choose connectors that match the reasoning, then try a short gap-fill.
Practical guideC2
Review an advanced French draft: five passes with a worked example
Review a French options note for purpose, evidence, structure and language. Compare a faulty launch announcement with a complete revision and test your choices.
QuizA2
French quantities in context: prices, limits and times quiz
Read three short French notices and answer nine questions on maximum quantities, included prices, extras, starting times and booking deadlines.
ArticleC1
Analysis or evaluation? Two jobs in French argument writing
Compare French analysis and evaluation using one short argument. Identify the reasoning, choose a criterion and practise writing a precise critical response.
Graded storyA1
A1 French story: the choir practises in the wrong room
Read a present-tense French choir story with eight glosses. Follow the rehearsal time, distinguish an old poster from the current programme and find the right room.
ReadingB1
B1 French reading: turning down a film’s soundtrack
Compare two versions of a short film soundtrack in French. Follow the editor’s change, the viewer’s response and the next job, then practise sound vocabulary.
Exam practiceA2
Shorten a French email: keep the details that help the reader
Edit a crowded A2 French course enquiry. Keep the Saturday time constraint and practical questions, cut the digressions, then compare with a focused model.
Cheat sheetB2
Plan one French argument paragraph: claim, reason, example, limit
Build a B2 paragraph from four short notes. See how a specific claim develops into a reason, a useful example and a practical limit.
Gap-fillB2
French paragraph flow: link known and new information
Follow a French paragraph from a proposal to its practical conditions. Fill eight gaps, trace the reference chain and compare two natural sentence openings.
Practical 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.
QuizC2
French document revisions: spot eight changes in meaning
Compare a French booking notice with a revision. Eight questions test deadlines, permissions, conditions, responsibility and the difference between a reply and approval.
Graded storyA1
A1 French reading: a dog learns a new walking route
Follow Anna and her dog Filou on a new walk through town: the bridge, the park, the bakery. Easy French with glosses, a translation and a route question.
ReadingB1
B1 French reading: choosing a new title for a short film
Read a French discussion about a film title. Separate a viewer’s expectation, a suggested title and the final choice, then answer four questions.
Exam practiceA2
Write a French opinion paragraph: view, reason and example
Write an A2 French opinion about using a phone to learn French. Follow a four-step plan, compare a model paragraph and check your reasons and examples.
Cheat sheetB2
French numerical comparisons: le double, la moitié and deux fois plus
Distinguish ratios, numerical differences and percentage changes in French, then rewrite comparisons with le double, la moitié and explicit figures.
Graded storyB1
Un entretien inattendu: a B1 French story with translation
Read a B1 French story about a nervous candidate whose interview takes a helpful turn, with eight glosses, an English translation and three questions.
ReadingB2
B2 French short story: the translator’s name is missing
Read a B2 French story about a missing translation credit, with eight glosses, an English translation and questions on responsibility and recognition.
Exam practiceA1
Write a French self-introduction: A1 task and model paragraph
Introduce yourself to a French study group in a short paragraph. Use a model, sentence patterns and a checklist to check age, studies, interests and purpose.
