These French short stories are perfect for beginners. It's a painless way to improve your French vocabulary and your confidence at reading and listening. No dictionary necessary. Each story is broken down with French and English glossary. See example below: Each story is broken down - with French and English glossary.

"Sophie est une adolescente. Elle a seize ans et vit avec ses parents, son frère et ses deux chats dans un grand appartement en centre-ville. Sophie est une jeune fille sociable, drôle et gentille. Aujourd'hui, elle retrouve ses amis d'école. Ensemble, ils vont passer l'après-midi à la fête foraine. La jeune fille espère s'amuser."

• Un adolescent/une adolescente - a teenager (M/F)
• drôle - funny
• gentil/gentille - kind (M/F)
• ses amis - her friends
• fête foraine- Funfair
• elle espère s'amuser - she hopes to have fun

Never forget the vocabulary again: vocabulary recap at the end of the book and each chapter. Variety of situations: 15 stories about emotions, sports, town and buildings, holidays, restaurant, illness, frequency and memories, description, cinema, hotel, at work, phone call, show and performance, school. Lessons, love, and friendship diverse grammar structure and vocab: A good mix of dialogue and description. Improve your reading comprehension for newspaper articles, but also French spoken in the street. Practice your pronunciation and your listening!