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French B2 reading practice
Short stories for upper-intermediate French: idiom, irony, and structures the way French actually uses them. Read the passage in French, check the key vocabulary, then test yourself with comprehension questions.
Le colis sans adresse2 min
What you can read at B2
B2 stories bring idiom, irony, and longer arguments. Structures stop being simplified: relative clauses, reported speech, and the subjunctive appear the way French actually uses them.
Every story is published with an English title and summary, a key-vocabulary list, and comprehension questions. In the app the same stories add recorded audio, tap-to-translate help, and saved progress. Each story’s language passes automated checks and human approval before publication.
The B2 stories
B2
Le colis sans adresse
The Package Without an Address · 2 min · vie quotidienne et voisinage
A mislabeled package brings apartment neighbors together and reconnects them with an elderly neighbor.
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Le procès du fromage
The Trial of the Cheese
A village turns a smelly cheese problem into a comic public trial and accidentally creates a local attraction.
La machine à écouter les plantes
The Machine for Listening to Plants
Nora builds a plant sensor and learns that technology can help people observe nature more honestly.
La ville sans lumières
The Town Without Lights
A town tests reduced night lighting and discovers that careful darkness can save energy and reveal forgotten life.
La radio du quartier
The Neighborhood Radio
Nora uses a small local radio project to turn an ignored kiosk into a public issue.
Le banc face à la mer
The Bench by the Sea
An elderly man and a young woman form an unexpected bond on a seaside bench, connecting past and present.
From Le colis sans adresse
Le colis est apparu un jeudi soir dans le hall du 18 rue des Ormes. Il n’avait ni nom ni adresse complète, seulement un prénom écrit au feutre : « Amir ». L’immeuble comptait deux Amir, un étudiant discret au troisième étage et un retraité bavard au rez-de-chaussée. Aucun des deux n’attendait de livraison.
A mislabeled package brings apartment neighbors together and reconnects them with an elderly neighbor. continue reading →
Common questions
Is this really free?
Everything on these pages is free with no account. In the app, three reading lessons per day are free; a subscription removes the cap. The web version of the app stays free.
Should I use a dictionary while reading?
Not on the first pass. These stories are written so a B2 reader can follow the plot from context — that tolerance for ambiguity is itself the skill you are training. Use the vocabulary list on the second read instead.
How much should I read at B2?
Little and often beats long sessions: one short story a day, read twice, does more than an hour on Sunday. When you can follow all the B2 stories without the summaries, start the C1 stories.
Who writes these stories?
Stories are drafted with structured generation tools, pass automated language checks, and are approved by a human reviewer before publication. Found something off? Report it to support@toba.solutions.
Read with audio and translation help
The free app adds recorded audio, tap-to-translate, comprehension scoring, and saved progress across every story.