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B2 French Reading — Upper-Intermediate

Detailed texts that weigh evidence and present two-sided arguments on society, environment, and culture — with denser vocabulary and longer sentences.

Lessons

• Lesson 1 4 min read
  Le recyclage en France : où en est-on ? Where French recycling actually stands against EU targets, and what's slowing progress down. Start lesson
• Lesson 2 4 min read
  Les réseaux sociaux changent-ils nos relations ? A balanced take on how social media reshapes friendship and connection — good practice for concession and contrast structures. Start lesson
• Lesson 3 4 min read
  Le patrimoine culturel français From UNESCO World Heritage sites to the gastronomic meal — how France protects, and profits from, its cultural heritage. Start lesson
• Lesson 4 4 min read
  Le tourisme de masse : quel impact sur les villes ? How mass tourism reshapes housing and daily life in cities like Venice and Barcelona — and how some are pushing back. Start lesson
• Lesson 5 4 min read
  L'éducation à distance : une révolution pédagogique ? What online learning gets right, what it loses, and why hybrid models are gaining ground. Start lesson
• Lesson 6 4 min read
  La place des femmes dans le monde professionnel français Decades of progress for women at work in France, and the inequalities that persist despite it. Start lesson
• Lesson 7 4 min read
  Le vélo, nouveau roi des villes françaises Why cycling is booming in French cities, and the friction it creates with drivers and shopkeepers. Start lesson
• Lesson 8 4 min read
  Le marché de l'occasion : consommer autrement How second-hand shopping went from budget necessity to a mainstream, environmentally-driven choice. Start lesson
• Lesson 9 4 min read
  La transition énergétique en France How France's nuclear legacy shapes its approach to the energy transition, and where the debate still rages. Start lesson
• Lesson 10 4 min read
  La lutte contre le gaspillage alimentaire France's pioneering law against supermarket food waste, and the habits still standing in the way. Start lesson

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