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Débutant A1

Are you a beginner (CEFR level A1) learner of English? This section offers reading practice to help you understand simple information, words and sentences about known topics. Texts include posters, messages, forms and timetables.

Each lesson has a preparation task, a reading text and two tasks to check your understanding and to practise a variety of reading skills. Make a start today.

Choose a reading lesson

A poster at work

Read an invitation to an office event to practise and improve your reading skills.

A poster for exam candidates

Read the poster outside an exam room to practise and improve your reading skills.

A restaurant menu

Read a menu to practise and improve your reading skills. 

A study timetable

Read a study timetable for a week in summer school in England to practise and improve your reading skills.

An airport departures board

Read an airport departures board to practise and improve your reading skills. 

Business cards

Read four business cards to practise and improve your reading skills.

Dictionary definitions

Read dictionary definitions for academic words and review parts of speech to practise and improve your reading skills.

Holiday home adverts

Read two adverts for places to stay on holiday to practise and improve your reading skills. 

Job adverts

Read the four job adverts to practise and improve your reading skills.

Notes at work

Read some short messages to practise and improve your reading skills.

Student card application

Read an application form to practise reading official forms.

Text messages to a friend

Read a text conversation between two friends to practise and improve your reading skills.