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Short texts about everyday life in Quebec — 41 reading(s), arranged in tracks by level. Read, answer the questions, then move on to the dialogue on the same theme to practise speaking. The texts are in French on purpose: that is the practice.

Track 1 · A1Beginner0 of 21 readTrack 2 · B1Intermediate0 of 20 read
Track 3 · B2AdvancedComing soon
Up next · reading 1 of 21Un nouveau voisinDiego has just moved in and knows no one in the building. A meeting on the stairs, a small white dog and an invitation for coffee.Read now

BeginnerTrack 1 · A1

  1. 1Un nouveau voisinA new neighbour · Social interactions
  2. 2Au dépanneur du coinAt the corner store · Shopping and commerce
  3. 3Premier jour au travailFirst day at work · Professional life
  4. 4Un premier souper au restaurantA first dinner at the restaurant · Dining out
  5. 5Prendre l'autobus le matinTaking the bus in the morning · Travel and transport
  6. 6Au guichet, un lundi matinAt the counter on a Monday morning · Procedures and consultations
  7. 7La rentrée de SofiaSofia's first day of school · Education and school life
  8. 8Premier rendez-vous à la cliniqueFirst appointment at the clinic · Health and emergencies
  9. 9La visite de l'appartementVisiting the apartment · Housing
  10. 10La recette classique du pain doréThe Classic Pain Doré Recipe · Family life
  11. 11Un samedi sous la pluieA rainy Saturday · Family life
  12. 12À la bibliothèqueAt the library · Leisure and free time
  13. 13Une fête d'anniversaire chez la voisineA birthday party at the neighbour's · Holidays and celebrations
  14. 14La première tempêteThe first snowstorm · Weather and seasons
  15. 15Se lever pour bougerGetting up to move · Sports and fitness
  16. 16On y va ce soir !Let's go tonight! · Culture and outings
  17. 17Un appel au service à la clientèleA call to customer service · Phone and communications
  18. 18Il ne reste plus rienNothing left · Finances and budgeting
  19. 19La corvée du samediThe Saturday cleanup · Volunteering and community
  20. 20Des tomates sur le balconTomatoes on the balcony · Gardening and DIY
  21. 21Le premier matin à la garderieFirst morning at daycare · Childcare

IntermediateTrack 2 · B1

  1. 1Un souper « apportez votre plat »A potluck supper · Social interactions
  2. 2Retourner un manteauReturning a coat · Shopping and commerce
  3. 3La réunion du jeudiThe Thursday meeting · Professional life
  4. 4Le meilleur poulet du quartierThe best chicken in the neighbourhood · Dining out
  5. 5Un train manquéA missed train · Travel and transport
  6. 6Le formulaire qui manquaitThe missing form · Procedures and consultations
  7. 7La rencontre avec l'enseignanteMeeting the teacher · Education and school life
  8. 8Une nuit à l'urgenceA night at the emergency room · Health and emergencies
  9. 9Le chauffage qui ne marche plusThe heating that stopped working · Housing
  10. 10Le souper du dimancheSunday supper · Family life
  11. 11Apprendre à patinerLearning to skate · Leisure and free time
  12. 12Le riz de NoëlThe Christmas rice · Holidays and celebrations
  13. 13Avant le premier hiverBefore the first winter · Weather and seasons
  14. 14Courir à son rythmeRunning at her own pace · Sports and fitness
  15. 15Une journée au festivalA day at the festival · Culture and outings
  16. 16Un colis disparuA missing parcel · Phone and communications
  17. 17Le budget du moisThe month's budget · Finances and budgeting
  18. 18La collecte de manteauxThe coat drive · Volunteering and community
  19. 19Le jardin de la ruelleThe back-lane garden · Gardening and DIY
  20. 20Chercher une garderieLooking for a daycare · Childcare