Horizons

Part I: LE MONDE FRANCOPHONE. 0. On commence! Regional Focus: Le monde Francophone. Competence 1: Greeting people. Competence 2: Counting and telling time. Competence 3: Talking about yourself and your schedule. Competence 4: Communicating in class. Comparaisons culturelles: L'heure officielle. Part II: SUR LA COTE D'AZUR. 1. A l'universite. Regional Focus: La France et ses regions. Competence 1: Identifying people and describing appearance. Competence 2: Describing personality. Competence 3: Describing the university area. Competence 4: Talking about your studies. Lecture et composition: "L'accent grave" (poeme). Comparaisons culturelles: Les etudes. 2. Apres les cours. Regional Focus: Nice. Competence 1: Saying what you like to do. Competence 2: Saying how you spend your free time. Competence 3: Asking about someone's day. Competence 4: Going to the cafe. Lecture et composition: Aux Trois Obus (menu). Comparaisons culturelles: Le cafe et le fast-food. Part III: EN AMERIQUE. 3. Un nouvel appartement. Regional Focus: En Amerique: Le Canada et le Quebec. Competence 1: Talking about where you live. Competence 2: Talking about your possessions. Competence 3: Describing your room. Competence 4: Giving your address and phone number. Lecture et composition: "Les couleurs et leurs effets sur la nature humaine" (article). Comparaisons culturelles: Le Quebec et la Revolution tranquille. 4. En famille. Regional Focus: En Amerique: En Louisiane. Competence 1: Describing your family. Competence 2: Saying where you go in your free time. Competence 3: Saying what you did. Competence 4: Planning how to get there. Lecture et composition: "C?ur des Cajuns" (chanson). Comparaisons culturelles: La Francophonie en Louisiane et ses origines. Part IV: A PARIS. 5. Les projets. Regional Focus: La France. Competence 1: Deciding what to wear and buying clothes. Competence 2: Discussing the weather and what to do. Competence 3: Saying what you are going to do. Competence 4: Telling where you went. Lecture et composition: "L'emploi du temps des Francais" (article). Comparaisons culturelles: Les loisirs des Francais. Synthese Video. Bienvenue en Europe Francophone. Branchez-vous sur le francais: French for Study and Temporary Work Abroad. 6. Les sorties. Regional Focus: Paris. Competence 1: Inviting someone to go out. Competence 2: Talking about how you spend and used to spend your time. Competence 3: Talking about the past. Competence 4: Narrating in the past. Lecture et composition: "Un peu d'histoire" (article du magazine Jeune et Jolie). Comparaisons culturelles: Le cinema francais. Part V: EN NORMANDIE. 7. La vie quotidienne. Regional Focus: La France et sa diversite. Competence 1: Describing your daily routine. Competence 2: Talking about relationships. Competence 3: Talking about what you did and used to do. Competence 4: Describing traits and characteristics. Lecture et composition: "Tous les matins, je me leve" (article du magazine Vogue Homme). Comparaisons culturelles: L'amour et le couple. 8. La bonne cuisine. Regional Focus: La Normandie. Competence 1: Ordering at a restaurant. Competence 2: Buying food. Competence 3: Talking about meals. Competence 4: Choosing a healthy lifestyle.Lecture et composition: "Dejeuner du matin" (poeme). Comparaisons culturelles: A table! Part VI: AUX ANTILLES. 9. En vacances. Regional Focus: La France d'outre-mer. Competence 1: Talking about vacation. Competence 2: Buying your ticket. Competence 3: Preparing for a trip. Competence 4: Deciding where to go on a trip. Lecture et composition: Berceuse (conte). Comparaisons culturelles: La Francophonie. 10. A l'hotel. Regional Focus: Les Antilles. Competence 1: Deciding where to stay. Competence 2: Going to the doctor. Competence 3: Running errands on a trip. Competence 4: Giving directions. Lecture et composition: "Je vais camper..." (article du magazine France-Antilles magazine. Comparaisons culturelles: La negritude. Synthese Video. Bienvenue en Afrique Francophone. Branchez-vous sur le francais: French for Business and for Jobs in Government and International Organizations. Part VII: EN BELGIQUE. 11. Un drole de mystere. Regional Focus: La Belgique. Les personnages. Un mystere dans les Ardennes. Epilogue. Appendice A: L'alphabet phonetique . Appendice B: Tableau des verbes. Vocabulaire: Francais-Anglais. Vocabulaire: Anglais-Francais. Index. Credits.