296 pages
Reading & writing
Graded stories, real-life texts and messages you can model your own on.
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B1 French short story: a town’s last public telephone
Read a B1 French story with eight glosses, English translation and three questions about a public telephone that changes its neighbours’ minds.
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A1 French reading: the portrait has one surprising detail
Read a short French story about an unexpected detail in a painted portrait. Compare today’s shirt with an older party photo and follow the artist’s agreed change.
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A1 French reading: the spare room becomes a craft room
Read an A1 French story about turning a spare bedroom into a sewing room. Track furniture kept, moved and given away, then find how a guest can still sleep there.
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A2 French story: the cheaper course costs more in travel
Read an A2 French story where the lower course fee leads to a higher total after train tickets. Follow the amounts, the budget and the final choice.
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A2 French story: a free exhibition and a separately booked workshop
Read an A2 French cultural-outing story where free exhibition entry and a paid workshop have separate conditions. Follow the booking, tickets and arrival times.
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A2 French reading: the library opens during the street market
Read an A2 French story about a library opening during the market. Compare two possible mornings and recover the reader’s stated priorities and final choice.
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B1 French story: a plant cutting and two family labels
Read a French story about a cutting passed from aunt to niece. Follow two labels through time, with vocabulary notes, pictures and comprehension practice.
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A2 French story: three neighbours try a quieter morning routine
Read an A2 French story about three neighbours negotiating quieter mornings. Track the rejected later-departure idea and the two smaller changes they agree to try.
