French reading practiceB2 Reading

Upper-Intermediate French Practice

Literature

Delphine

Delphine, by Mme de Staël
Read the first few paragraphs of Madame de Staël's epistolary novel Delphine.
Literature

Germinal

Germinal, de Zola
Read the opening paragraphs of Émile Zola's 1885 masterpiece, Germinal.
Literature

Le mystère de la chambre jaune

Le mystère de la chambre jaune
Ce n'est pas sans une certaine émotion que je commence à raconter ici les aventures extraordinaires de Joseph Rouletabille. Celui-ci, jusqu'à ce jour, s'y était si formellement opposé que j'avais fini par désespérer de ne publier jamais l'histoire policière la plus curieuse de ces quinze dernières années.
Literature

Le Rouge et le Noir

Le Rouge et le Noir
Read the first few paragraphs of Stendhal's classic 19th-century novel Le Rouge et le Noir, in French and English.
Reading Practice

Montpellier

Montpellier, France
La huitième ville française, Montpellier est aussi l'une des plus jeunes, en ce qui concerne la population.
Current Events

Obsolète : Attestation de déplacement dérogatoire

LKL
When France was on lockdown due to the spread of COVID-19, anyone leaving their home was required to show a signed copy of this document (which went through various iterations) upon request. I turned it into a reading comprehension exercise with side-by-side translation.
Literature

Traité sur la tolérance

Traité sur la tolérance, de Voltaire
Read a chapter of Voltaire's Traité sur la tolérance. It was originally written in 1763 and resurged in popularity after the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack.

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