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A1 Level A1 · TCF Canada Reading: A1 to C2

A1 · Signs, notices and timetables

Read the very short documents of daily life and find one piece of information: a time, a day, a price, a rule.

13 min · 10 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Recognise the words of signs and notices
  • Read opening hours and prices
  • Understand simple rules: interdit, obligatoire
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Sign words: ouvert / fermé, entrée / sortie, poussez / tirez, interdit, obligatoire, complet, soldes.
  • 2“Du mardi au dimanche” = from Tuesday to Sunday. “Fermé le lundi” = closed on Mondays.
  • 3In French, 9 h 30 = 9:30; prices: 12 $ (Canada), 12 € (France).
  • 4Find the key word of the question (quel jour, combien, où) in the document.

Key vocabulary

interditforbidden
obligatoirecompulsory
les soldesthe sales
le jour fériépublic holiday
à vendrefor sale