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Reading practice

Reading practice for learners of French, from A1 to C2.

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Reading & writingReadingA1
A1 French short story: one free seat on the bus
Three passengers, one empty seat. An easy French story about politeness on the bus, with glosses, a translation and questions about who sits and why.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingC1
C1 French reading: who holds the allotment key?
Read three French notes about a locked tool store and an unlocated rake. Compare access, return records and a role still waiting to be filled.
Reading & writingReadingC1
C1 French short story: a farewell speech with a hidden reproach
Read a C1 French farewell scene with eight glosses and translation. Separate literal praise, implied criticism and uncertain motives using precise textual evidence.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingB1
Whose view is it? Follow quoted opinions in a French reading
Read a B1 debate about a neighbourhood park. Track residents, a quoted letter and the writer, then answer four questions about who supports what.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: a class trip to the museum
Read a teacher’s French museum-trip message. Find the meeting point, coach time, packing list and rainy-day lunch plan, with glosses and questions.
DELF, DALF & examsReadingA1
DELF A1 postcard reading: who is doing what tomorrow?
Read Nora’s seaside postcard, track je, nous and tu, and answer five questions about today’s visit, tomorrow’s separate plans and Adam’s reply.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: where can Lina collect her parcel?
Read a French parcel message and a neighbour’s reply. Find the collection address, first collection day and opening hours, then answer five questions.
Reading & writingReadingB1
A guess or a fact? Follow a character’s thoughts in French
Read a short B1 story, track what each character knows and test the difference between a guess, a discovery and an unanswered question.
Reading & writingReadingC1
Where to break a French paragraph: length, pace and emphasis
Read a French proposal with three deliberate paragraph breaks. See how a developed point, a short pivot and a new focus change the reader’s pace.
Reading & writingReadingA1
A1 French reading: a message from your new neighbour
Read a new neighbour’s introduction and a reply. Practise floors, homes and workplaces, explore the entrance hall and check the proposed coffee plan.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: the same film scene, twice
Read Noé’s two viewings of a French film scene. Learn sous-titres, doublage and réplique, then compare what changes on the screen and in the sound.
Reading & writingReadingB1
B1 French reading: a repair café’s busiest afternoon
Read a French repair café report with eight glosses and translation. Match objects to decisions and check the difference between a repair and a promise.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: moving from a city to a small village
Nadia leaves Lyon for a village of 400 people. An A2 first-person text comparing city and village life: shops, transport, neighbours and silence.
Reading & writingReadingA1
A1 French short story: the cinema opens at six
Three friends arrive far too early for a film. An easy French story about opening times, film times and waiting, with glosses, translation and questions.
Reading & writingReadingA2
A2 French reading: the first vegetables from an allotment
Sami rents a small allotment and grows his first vegetables. Follow the stages from digging to harvest in this A2 French text, with glosses and questions.
Reading & writingReadingA2
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.
Reading & writingReadingA1
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.
Reading & writingReadingA1
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.
Reading & writingReadingA2
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.
Reading & writingReadingB1
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.
Reading & writingReadingA1
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.
Reading & writingReadingB1
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.
Reading & writingReadingB1
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.
Reading & writingReadingA2
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.
Reading & writingReadingA1
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.
Reading & writingReadingB1
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.
Reading & writingReadingA2
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.
Reading & writingReadingA1
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.
Reading & writingReadingB1
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.
Reading & writingReadingC2
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.
Reading & writingReadingB1
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.