Germinal - Émile Zola

French Graded Reader (Easy Reader): Germinal - Émile Zola

French Graded Reader (Easy Reader), 96 page fully-illustrated book + audio CD. Level B1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

Beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. The text includes an introduction in accessible French containing interesting facts that place the story into context as well as a glossary at the bottom of the page which explains difficult terms. The audio CD contains both a complete reading of the text by a professional narrator and a set of pronunciation exercises. The combined package of book and CD work brilliantly together to create a wonderful, captivating learning resource for beginners of French.

Roman

Étienne Lantier, un jeune chômeur, est embauché dans une mine du nord de la France. Apprécié et écouté, il rêve de transformer les conditions misérables de vie et de travail des ouvriers. Lorsque la Compagnie des mines décide de baisser les salaires, Étienne convainc ses camarades de faire la grève. Mais pourront-ils tenir assez longtemps sans pain et sans argent pour faire plier la Compagnie ?

Dossiers:

Les mines de charbon du nord de la France

Les Rougon-Macquart

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