A1 → B1 Lesson 2 of 3 · Reading Real Life: Signs, Menus, Letters

A rental ad, a pharmacy label, a receipt

Understand a rental ad, the instructions on a medicine, a grocery receipt and a notice in your building.

13 min · 12 activities

In this lesson you will

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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

1Québec rentals: 3 ½ = 1 bedroom, 4 ½ = 2 bedrooms, 5 ½ = 3 bedrooms.
2“Chauffé, éclairé” = heating and electricity included in the rent.
3On a medicine: “x fois par jour pendant y jours”, “en mangeant” (with food), “à jeun” (on an empty stomach).
4Receipts: sous-total + TPS (federal tax) + TVQ (Québec tax) = total.