French Reading Resources
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Les temps francais (French tenses) - Beginner/ Lower intermediate Overview
An easy text that uses the most common tenses in French.
La vie sur la CĂŽte d'Azur: Lecture et Vocabulaire
This document introduces French learners to vocabulary related to the CĂŽte d'Azur, followed by a reading comprehension passage about a day spent in the region, and concludes with comprehension and discussion questions.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo: Guided Reading and Comprehension
This document provides text excerpts and comprehension questions for Alexandre Dumas's classic novel, 'Le Comte de Monte-Cristo,' designed to improve reading comprehension in French.
Le Petit Prince: Study Guide and Chapter Summaries
This document provides a chapter-by-chapter summary of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 'Le Petit Prince', explores its main philosophical themes, and includes study questions for B1-B2 level French learners. It also provides suggested answers to the questions.
On Lit un Journal Français: Newspaper Reading Activity
This document outlines a classroom activity designed to help beginner French learners understand that they can start to decipher meaning in French texts, even if they don't know every word, by using cognates and context clues. It also incorporates pronunciation practice. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21g-301-french-i-fall-2004/download/
Francophones in Your Book Activity
This document presents an activity to identify and gather information about Francophone individuals mentioned in Chapter 2 of the 'ParallĂšles' textbook, focusing on their nationality, residence, age, profession, and favorite activities. It encourages collaborative learning and rapid information extraction. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21g-301-french-i-fall-2004/download/
La Corse: A Day in French
This document introduces the French island of Corsica through a descriptive text and comprehension questions, followed by an activity based on a video about a typical day in Corsica, focusing on locations, people, and activities. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21g-301-french-i-fall-2004/download/
ComprĂ©hension Ăcrite: Le RĂȘve de Marie
This document presents a reading comprehension exercise about a young woman named Marie, her studies, hobbies, and dreams. It includes strategies for reading, a text about Marie, and two sets of questions: open-ended comprehension questions and true/false statements, followed by an answer key.
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