Reading longer French texts
You do not need every word. You need the shape of the text and the words that carry it.
Part of your national curriculum
- Reading: Read and understand the main points and some detail from a range of authentic and adapted materials, including some longer texts
Lesson overview
What you'll learn in this lesson
Read and understand the main points and some detail from a range of authentic and adapted materials, including some longer texts
Key learning points
- • Skim, then scan
- • Cognates and word families
- • Watch the tense and the negative
This lesson at a glance
- 28 minutes
- 17 parts to scroll through
- 3 quick checks
- Marked quiz at the end
- Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses
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Reading longer French texts
You do not need every word. You need the shape of the text and the words that carry it.
In a nutshell
Read and understand the main points and some detail from a range of authentic and adapted materials, including some longer texts
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 1 of 2
Part 1 · Skim, then scan
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Skim, then scan
Read the title, first line of each paragraph and any bold text first to get the gist. Then scan for the specific detail a question asks for.
Reset break
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Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Cognates and word families
Recognise roots: 'travail' gives 'travailler' and 'travailleur'. One known word often unlocks three unknown ones.
Quick check
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Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 2 of 2
Part 2 · Watch the tense and the negative
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Watch the tense and the negative
A whole answer can hinge on 'ne… pas' or on an imperfect ending. Check whether the text says something happened, will happen, or did not happen at all.
Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Challenge round
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Game · Sort it
Which of these are true?
Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.
True
Not true
Challenge round
Part 14 of 17
Game · Fill the gaps
Finish the sentences
Choose the word that belongs in each gap.
Then scan for the specific ____ a question asks for.
Challenge round
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Game · Recall cards
A blog reads: 'Le lendemain, il pleuvait, donc nous sommes restés à l'hôtel.' Why did they stay in?
Card 1 of 4
Mastery quiz
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Marked quiz
End of lesson quiz: Reading longer French texts
4 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.
1. A blog reads: 'Le lendemain, il pleuvait, donc nous sommes restés à l'hôtel.' Why did they stay in?
2. What should you do first with a long text?
3. Why do word families help?
4. Which small feature can reverse a meaning?
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Read and understand the main points and some detail from a range of authentic and adapted materials, including some longer texts