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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.

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
  • 14 parts to scroll through
  • 3 quick checks
  • Marked quiz at the end
  • Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses

Words to know

pointsdetailauthenticadaptedmaterials

Scroll down — the lesson carries on below

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Watch first

Reading longer French texts

An English teaching video on this topic from Cate Waidyatilleka. Watch it, then scroll down for the lesson.

In a nutshell

Read and understand the main points and some detail from a range of authentic and adapted materials, including some longer texts

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Learning cycle

Part 2 of 14

Learning cycle 1 of 2

Part 1 · Skim, then scan

A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.

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Explore the idea

Part 3 of 14

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.

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Explore the idea

Part 4 of 14

Learn

Cognates and word families

Recognise roots: 'travail' gives 'travailler' and 'travailleur'. One known word often unlocks three unknown ones.

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Quick check

Part 5 of 14

Quick check

What should you do first with a long text?

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Reset break

Part 6 of 14

Pause

That's sitting 1 of 2 done

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.

Stop here for now
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Quick check

Part 7 of 14

Quick check

Why do word families help?

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Learning cycle

Part 8 of 14

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.

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Explore the idea

Part 9 of 14

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.

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Quick check

Part 10 of 14

Quick check

Which small feature can reverse a meaning?

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Challenge round

Part 11 of 14

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

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Challenge round

Part 12 of 14

Game · Fill the gaps

Finish the sentences

Choose the word that belongs in each gap.

Then scan for the specific ____ a question asks for.

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Mastery quiz

Part 13 of 14

Marked quiz

End of lesson quiz: Reading longer French texts

3 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.

  1. 1. What should you do first with a long text?

  2. 2. Why do word families help?

  3. 3. Which small feature can reverse a meaning?

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Lesson round-up

Part 14 of 14

Lesson round-up

Ready when you are

Quiz score

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Points this lesson

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Best run

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Luna: 0 out of 3 on the practice checks. Only if you feel up to it — one more?

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Do the work

Your written work for this lesson

This is the part you'd do in your book at school. Pick the pieces below, write here or on paper, and photograph anything you draw or work out.

Extract

Une journée à Lyon

Samedi matin, je me lève à sept heures et demie. Je prends le petit déjeuner avec ma sœur — du pain, du beurre et un chocolat chaud. Ensuite, nous prenons le bus jusqu'au centre-ville.

J'aime beaucoup Lyon parce qu'il y a un grand marché près du fleuve. Ma sœur préfère les magasins, mais moi, je préfère le marché : c'est moins cher et c'est plus intéressant. À midi, nous mangeons un sandwich au parc.

L'après-midi, il commence à pleuvoir, alors nous rentrons à la maison en tram. Le soir, je fais mes devoirs et je regarde un film avec mes parents.

Original text written for Good Learning Co.

Reading questions

  1. In English, say what the writer does in the morning, at midday and in the evening.
  2. Find the phrases that give an opinion and a reason, and copy them out.
  3. Write 8–10 sentences about your own Saturday, using at least three phrases from the text.

  • Written practice

    Writing

    Write the sentences out in the language, then translate them back into English.

    8–10 sentences

  • Vocabulary page

    Working out

    Copy the new words, cover them, and test yourself. Note the ones you keep missing.

    15 words

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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

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