I can read a French poster and understand what's on, where and when, how much admission costs, and who gets a discount.
The poster: what it says
The poster: what it says
You are about to read the poster of a French festival. A poster always answers five questions: what is happening, where, when, how much it costs to get in, and who gets a discount. The table shows how a poster is laid out.
The numbers on a poster are written in figures but read as words: “du 3 au 7 juillet” sounds du trois au sept juillet, “20 €” sounds vingt euros. In our text they are already written out in words, so that you read them aloud correctly.
All the grammar in the text is familiar: the superlative and the relative pronouns qui and où from this module, the past and the future from modules 2 and 3, the conditionnel (vous voudriez, vous pourriez) from lesson 3 of this module, and quelques and chaque from the last lesson.
How a poster is laid out
A poster always answers five questions: look for them.
| Poster line | What to look for in it |
|---|---|
| Quoi ? | what's on: a concert, a show, an exhibition |
| Où ? | city, hall, or venue |
| Quand ? | dates and times |
| Combien ? | how much admission costs |
| Pour qui une réduction ? | who gets in cheaper or free |
Lesson notes
The poster: what it says
You are about to read the poster of a French festival. A poster always answers five questions: what is happening, where, when, how much it costs to get in, and who gets a discount. The table shows how a poster is laid out.
The numbers on a poster are written in figures but read as words: “du 3 au 7 juillet” sounds du trois au sept juillet, “20 €” sounds vingt euros. In our text they are already written out in words, so that you read them aloud correctly.
All the grammar in the text is familiar: the superlative and the relative pronouns qui and où from this module, the past and the future from modules 2 and 3, the conditionnel (vous voudriez, vous pourriez) from lesson 3 of this module, and quelques and chaque from the last lesson.