Reading and Translation: Education and Work
Read a short French text about school and future work, check you understand it, and practise translating key sentences into English.
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A text about school and work 📖
Read this short French text about Marie. Voici Marie. Elle est élève dans un collège. Sa matière préférée est la géographie. Elle fait ses devoirs chaque soir. Dans le futur, elle va aller à la faculté et travailler dans une grande entreprise. Now work through the activities to check you understand it and to practise translating it.
Key words 🔑
Learn these four words before you read. Each French word is shown with its English meaning.
School or work? 🆚
It helps to sort the words into school and work.
Translation tip 💡
When you translate, read the whole sentence first for the general meaning, then check the details. Translate whole phrases rather than single words so the English sounds natural. Watch small words like ses, which means her or his.
Match the word 🔗
- élève
- collège
- matière
- devoirs
- A pupil
- A school
- A subject
- Homework
Match more words 🧩
- géographie
- faculté
- entreprise
- travailler
- Geography
- University
- A company
- To work
Understand the text ❓
In the text, what is the favourite subject of Marie?
- Geography.
- History.
- Maths.
Spot the school words ✅
Select the TWO French words that are about school.
- élève
- devoirs
- entreprise
- travailler
Build a sentence 🪜
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Complete the translations 📝
In French, a pupil is an _____ and a school subject is a _____. The word for homework is _____. To say to work you use _____, and a company is an _____.
Spot the school words 🖍️
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Choose the translation 🧭
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Translate the text ✍️
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