la Chandeleur Intermediate/advanced French reading les crêpes de chance

This fun intermediate/advanced French reading is a short story about la Chandeleur and the tradition of making crêpes. It is written in the past tense, with lots of imparfait and passé composé as well as the conditional tense. – a perfect way to review these verb tenses!

The French short story is about a man and a woman who can’t agree on the meaning of crêpe-flipping – as a scientist, Emilie can’t accept that how you flip a crêpe can affect the rest of the year. Jean insists that it does, so they make a bet. Who will win?

This French reading is the perfect back from winter break activity for your intermediate and advanced French classes. It includes cultural information about how the holiday is celebrated as well as working on reading comprehension.

What’s included:

• 3-page short story in French with glossary of new words
• PowerPoint version of the short story with AI-generated illustrations
• Reading about the holiday of Chandeleur
• Recipe for crêpes
• 8 comprehension questions in French
• 8 comprehension questions in English
• Link to resources – videos and websites
• Answer Key