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Reading Practice
Reading in French
Lecture
Work on your French reading comprehension with short articles about travel, culture, and practical information about life in France. The side-by-side translation is hidden when you first visit the page so that you can see how well you understand the French without cheat- I mean, getting distracted. ;-) When you’re ready, just click to reveal the English translation.
French reading exercises by level: A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 What’s my level?
More French reading practice – These files have the French transcript with click-to-reveal English translation and links to related grammar lessons.
B2 - Upper-Intermediate French
Abbaye du Thoronet
Accueil des villes françaises (AVF)
Aimigo – 24/7 French Chat
Alphabet
If you want to read and write in French, one of the first things you should learn is the alphabet. If you're wondering how many letters there are, you're in luck: French has the same 26 letters as English. Unfortunately, most of the names of letters are pronounced differently, as are many of the sounds. A1 - Beginning French • spelling
Améliorer son français
Apéro provençal
Apéro provençal : les amuse-gueule
Art de la traduction
Associations françaises
Autour de la cathédrale de Strasbourg
Bastille Day
Bastille de Grenoble
Beaujolais nouveau
Jouer is a regular -er French verb that can be a bit confusing when it comes time to decide which preposition should follow. Here's everything you need to know.
The French lessons and comprehension exercises on this site are ranked according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which describes six levels of language proficiency.
When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it's one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.