296 pages
Reading & writing
Graded stories, real-life texts and messages you can model your own on.
ReadingA2
A2 French reading: borrowing books from a small library
Read a French library notice, learn loan and renewal vocabulary, then decide what three readers can borrow and when they must return it.
Graded storyA1
A1 French story: Inès draws in the park
Read a gentle A1 French story with translation and glosses. Discover what Inès draws, what she writes and where she keeps her pencil.
ReadingA1
A1 French reading: an apple-cake recipe notebook
Read a short French kitchen scene with translation, food picture cards and questions. Follow Mila as she copies an apple-cake recipe into her notes.
Graded storyA2
A2 French reading: a snowball saved in the freezer
Read an A2 French memory story about a dated box found in a freezer. Separate repeated winter games, one unusual decision and the present discovery.
ReadingA1
A1 French reading: who owns the red scarf?
Read a short French photograph scene with word notes and a translation. Match people to clothes, follow a borrowed scarf and answer four questions.
Graded storyA2
A2 French short story: a surprise on the balcony at dawn
Léon finds a pigeon nesting in a flowerpot on his balcony. An A2 story in the past tenses about patience and small changes, with glosses and questions.
ReadingA2
A2 French reading: a sewing club changes rooms
Read a French sewing-club notice and its update. Find next Wednesday’s room, check what is provided and pack the one item you need to bring.
Graded storyA2
A2 French reading: a hotel guestbook brings back a promise
Read an A2 French hotel-return story in which an old guestbook note recalls a promise. Follow the earlier stay, current discovery and planned photograph.
ReadingB1
B1 French reading: the path missing from a hand-drawn map
Ana finds a shortcut missing from a garden map. Read a B1 French text, explore the garden vocabulary and answer questions about the drawing and the real place.
Graded storyA1
A1 French short story: the first morning at a new job
Read a short present-tense French story about a first day at work, with tap-to-see glosses, a full translation and three comprehension questions.
ReadingA1
A1 French short story: the baker who works while the town sleeps
Follow a French baker through the night in an easy present-tense story, with glosses and a translation, then put the steps of the work in order.
Graded storyA2
La clé perdue: a short French story for A2 learners (with translation)
A 170-word A2 French story with margin notes, three comprehension questions, an English translation and a note on the past tenses it uses.
ReadingB1
B1 French reading: why a commuter chose a slower route
Read a French commuter’s account with eight glosses and translation. Compare journey time, comfort and daily priorities in three reading questions.
Graded storyA2
A2 French story: a muted chat and a missed update
Read an A2 French digital-life story about a missed rehearsal update. Separate a sent message, a hidden notification and the moment the message is read.
ReadingB1
Read a French job description: tasks, requirements and dates
Read a short French job advert for an administrative assistant. Find the duties, required skills, preferred experience, hours and application deadline.
Graded storyB1
B1 French short story: an unexpected retirement party visitor
Read a B1 French retirement party story with eight glosses and translation. Trace the earlier events that explain an unexpected colleague’s visit.
ReadingA2
A2 French bus notice: find the temporary stop
Read a French bus-stop notice and follow directions past a bakery to a pharmacy. Practise direction, dates and temporary changes with four questions.
Graded storyC1
A French story told in two family languages
Read a French story about translating a family phrase, with two notebooks, glosses, an English translation and evidence-based comprehension questions.
ReadingA1
A1 French reading: arrange a meeting at the library
Read three French messages about a library meeting. Follow a changed time, identify who brings each book and practise confirmation phrases.
Graded storyC1
C1 French reading: three accounts of the same workplace incident
Read three C1 French accounts of a meeting incident, with eight glosses and translation. Compare selective detail, responsibility and direct contradictions.
ReadingB1
B1 French reading: a baker hands over the business
Read a bakery handover in French with eight glosses and translation. Sort written instructions from practical skills, then answer three questions.
Graded storyB1
B1 French story: a curtain becomes a stage costume
Follow floral cloth from a cupboard to the stage. A B1 French story with textile picture cards, six glosses and questions about what changes and what remains.
ReadingA2
Read a French notice: find the right time, room and condition
Scan a cultural-centre notice and its room update. Find the meeting time, check which activity needs booking and explore the places named in the notice.
Graded storyA1
A1 French reading: an early ferry to the island
A short French reading about catching the morning ferry to Belle-Île: times, tickets and what the traveller forgets. Glosses, translation and questions.
ReadingA1
A1 French reading: violin practice and headphones
Read a French music scene with picture vocabulary and English support. Distinguish playing from listening, and follow the beginning and end of a piece.
Graded storyA1
A1 French story: the two coats look the same
Read an A1 cloakroom story with eight glosses. Identify two similar black coats using a red or blue button, pocket contents and lining colour.
ReadingB1
B1 French reading: eight postcards from a collection
Léo gives eight postcards to an exhibition and keeps the rest. Read for quantities, ownership and future plans, with glosses, picture cards and four questions.
Graded storyA1
A1 French reading: a visitor arrives one week early
Read an A1 French story about an empty meeting room. Use this week, next week and an exact date to discover why the visitor arrived early.
ReadingC2
Find the missing premise in a French argument: a close reading
Read a short French argument about online access, identify its missing premise and test the link between a stated reason and a universal conclusion.
Graded storyA2
A2 French reading: a borrowed book contains a seed packet
Read an A2 French story about a seed packet found in a borrowed library book. Use the labelled note to distinguish sender, finder and intended recipient.
ReadingB1
B1 French reading: volunteers who monitor a river
Read a French river-monitoring report with eight glosses and translation. Separate measurements, observations and proposed explanations in three questions.
Graded storyA1
A1 French reading: a campsite without electricity
An easy French text about a night at a simple campsite: a tent, a torch, a gas stove and no phone signal. Glossed words, translation and questions.
Graded storyB1
B1 French story: the last page changes the reader’s mind
Salim suspects a neighbour until a novel’s final page changes his view. Read a B1 French story with glosses, object picture cards and four comprehension questions.
Graded storyA1
A1 French story: the missing jigsaw piece
Read a short French family story with picture vocabulary and English support. Follow two coloured jigsaw pieces, then check the sequence in four questions.
Graded storyA1
A1 French reading: the passenger brings the map
Read an A1 French day-trip story with three named adults. Track the driver, the passenger with the map and the friend waiting with lunch.
Graded storyA2
A2 French short story: the couple who swap jobs for a day
Julien, a baker, and Sarah, a primary-school teacher, swap jobs for a charity day. An A2 story with glosses and questions on what went wrong and what they learned.
