A1 → B1PopularReading
Reading Real Life: Signs, Menus, Letters
The documents of daily life, laid out like the real thing.
B1Free
French News Made Easy
Headlines, articles and radio news on everyday topics, written for learners.
The bridge between B1 and the documents of the B2 exams. Decode the short style of headlines, read articles written for this course about the four-day week, a car-free town centre, screens before sleep and a news-in-brief story, and follow a radio bulletin. You learn to separate facts from opinions, to see who is speaking (selon, affirme, déplore), to understand the conditional journalists use for unconfirmed facts, and to write a summary.
Lessons
- 1
Headlines, and an article about work
Decode the short style of headlines (Hausse des loyers : les locataires inquiets), then read an article about the four-day week.
- 2
City news and a radio bulletin
Read an article about a car-free town centre, separate facts from opinions, and follow three short news items on the radio.
- 3
Health, news in brief and the journalistic conditional
Read a health article and a news story, understand the conditional that journalists use for unconfirmed facts, and write a summary.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Understand headlines
- 02Separate facts and opinions
- 03Understand the journalistic conditional
- 04Summarise an article
Other courses in this path
- A1 → B1Popular
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