Stage 1 · A1

Level A1

Reading comprehension 1

Read a very short French text and answer explicit questions about person, place, time, action and transport.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: smalltalkValidation threshold: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will extract explicit information from a very short French text.

2. I discover

Read: « Samedi matin, Nora va au marché. Elle achète du pain et deux pommes. Puis elle rentre chez elle en bus. » Who? Where? What does she buy?

3. I understand

To understand a short text, first identify who acts or speaks, where the scene takes place and what happens. Do not translate every word; start with explicit answers to who, where, when and what.

Samedi matinNoraau marchédu paindeux pommesen bus
Watch out

Answer from the text, not from what would seem logical in real life. Reading comprehension starts with evidence in the text.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. I write / I speak

Produce three new sentences that use the target feature precisely, then explain what you applied.

7. Check my learning

8. What I remember

Method: 1 identify who; 2 find where and when; 3 underline the action; 4 answer with words from the text when possible.

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9. Now I can…

  • I can recognise the feature in a new example.
  • I can reuse it in a meaningful sentence.