
Ensuite
Cours Intermediaire De Francais
McGraw Hill Higher Education (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 4. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-0-07-240260-5 (ISBN)
Description
A single-volume intermediate French program, Ensuite places readings at the core of each chapter. The readings, both literary excerpts and articles from journals and magazines, serve as the basis for each chapter's vocabulary development, grammar, and many of the communicative activities. The real-life materials are interesting to students and effective for building language skills. Reading strategies help students understand the most important aspects of the readings. Pair and group activities, integrated within the grammar sections, encourage meaningful conversation.
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Edition
4th Student edition
Language
English
French
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Student edition
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
712 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-240260-5 (9780072402605)
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Persons
Chantal Peron Thompson is a native of Quimper (France). She holds a degree in French, English, and Russian from the Universite de Rennes, and an MA from Brigham Young University. She has taught French language and literature at all levels, and currently directs the first- and second-year French programs at Brigham Young University. She is a certified ACTFL Oral Proficiency Tester and Trainer, and conducts workshops nationwide on teaching and testing for proficiency.
Content
Theme IQui etes-vous? Functions: Describing in the present tense; narrating; asking questions Chapitre 1Le Look Lecture"Sommes-nous encore juge sur notre look? " Structures *Describing: Agreement of Adjectives *Placement of Adjectives *Possessive Adjectives Chapitre 2Photos de famille LectureAnnie Ernaux: La Place [extrait] Structures *The Present Tense *Adverbs *Negative Forms Chapitre 3Les choses de la vie LectureDriss Chraibi: La civilisation, ma mere! [extrait] Structures *Interrogative Forms *More About the Present Tense *Depuis and Similar Expressions *The Imperative Theme IIL'enfance Functions: Narrating in the past; describing the past; asking questions about people, things, and ideas Chapitre 4Je me rappelle... Lecture Antoine de Saint-Exupery: Le Petit Prince [extrait] Structures *The passe compose Chapitre 5Le monde de l'enfant LectureGuy Tirolien: "Priere d'un petit enfant negre" Structures *The Imperfect Chapitre 6Le travail LectureJ.M.G. Le Clezio: La Grande Vie [extrait] Structures *Interrogative Pronouns Theme IIITransports et vacances Functions: Describing and narrating in the past; coping with everyday situations; avoiding repetition Chapitre 7En voiture Lecture Christiane Rochefort: Les Stances a Sopie [extrait] Structures *Passe compose or imparfait? *Use of Depuis and Other Expressions Chapitre 8Loisirs et vacances LectureVoyager en solitaire Structures *The plus-que-parfait *Indirect Discourse Chapitre 9Le depart LectureJean-Jacques Sempe et Rene Goscinny: Le Petit Nicolas [extrait] Structures *Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns *Forms of tout *Communicative Strategies for Everyday Situations Theme IVBon appetit! Functions: Linking ideas coherently; avoiding repetition; circumlocution; describing; narrating; and explaining in the present and past Chapitre 10 Les plaisirs de la table LectureAminata Sow Fall: Un grain de vie et d'esperance [extrait] Structures *Articles *Nouns *Relative Pronouns Chapitre 11 Le gout de souvenir LectureMarcel Proust: A la recherche du temps perdu [extrait] Structures *The Pronouns y and en *Disjunctive Pronouns *Strategies for Getting and Giving Information Chapitre 12 A table! LectureJean de la Fontaine: "Le Corbeau et le Renard"Jacques Prevert: "Dejeuner du matin"Structures *From Sentences to Paragraphs *The Present Participle Theme VLes conquetes du monde moderne Functions: Describing in the future; talking about places; expressing feelings and opinions Chapitre 13 Conquetes professionnelles Lecture"Mon travail, ma vie et moi - la recherche d'un equilibre" Structures *Infinitives Chapitre 14 La conquete de l'avenir LectureCheikh Hamidou Kane: L'Aventure ambigue [extrait] Structures *The Future Tenses *Talking About Places Chapitre 15 La conquete des frontieres? Lecture Tahar Ben Jelloun: Le racisme explique a ma fille [extrait] Structures *The Subjunctive Theme VILa sante Functions: Describing and comparing; hypothesizing; expressing opinions; using extended discourse Chapitre 16 En bonne forme LectureGenevieve Doucet: "Le stress" Structures *Comparing Adjectives, Adverbs, and Nouns Chapitre 17 Sentiments et emotions LectureGabrielle Roy: Petit misere [extrait] Structures *Making Hypotheses *More About the Subjunctive Chapitre 18 Le triomphe de la medecine LectureJules Romains: Knock ou Le Triomphe de la medecine [extrait] Structures *More Hypotheses: The Past Conditional *Difficulties with pouvoir, vouloir, and devoirxtrait] Structures *More Hypotheses: The Past Conditional *Difficulties with pouvoir, vouloir, and devoir>Structures *More Hypotheses: The Past Conditional *Difficulties with pouvoir, vouloir, and devoir