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Students learn best when they are connecting- with authentic culture, with each other as a community, and with the language as used in real-world settings. En avant! sparks the curiosity that builds these connections as students drive toward communicative and cultural confidence and proficiency in the introductory classroom.The En avant! program is built around the following distinctive principles:Focused approach: En avant! concentrates on what introductory French students can be reasonably expected to learn, allowing for sustained engagement with the material that respects the natural process of language acquisition. A reduced grammar scope leaves more time for the systematic review and recycling of vocabulary and grammar required for students to achieve mastery of first-year skills. Grammar topics that were deemed of secondary importance by our many reviewers are presented in the Par la suite section at the end of the book to allow maximum flexibility for those instructors who wish to extend their coverage of the grammar. Fortifying the acquisition process at every turn is LearnSmart (TM), evolutionary adaptive technology that builds a learning experience unique to each student's individual needs. Through LearnSmart, students engage in targeted vocabulary and grammar practice so they are prepared to come to class ready to communicate. Active learning: En avant! gives students the opportunity to explore language and culture through interactive activities that keep them focused and engaged. Vocabulary and grammar in En avant! is taught using an active learning approach, nudging students to discover new vocabulary and language rules through a carefully balanced mix of inductive and explicit presentations and hands-on learning in the Communication en direct video section that begins each chapter, as well as in the Vocabulaire interactif and Grammaire interactive presentations. Integration of culture: Building on the active learning theme, students develop and apply critical-thinking skills in their analysis of the cultural trends and cultural products that are richly presented in En avant! The Communication en direct videos allow students to not only hear the language but to observe how the language is spoken in a cultural context. Vocabulary and grammar are often presented or practiced within a cultural context, and throughout each chapter, students are encouraged to make cross-cultural comparisons by responding to the thought-provoking questions such as those posed in the new Et chez vous? feature that accompanies the Chez les Francais and Chez les Francophones texts. The culminating section of the chapter Culture en direct presents culture at the discourse level through cultural video presentations, authentic texts, feature-film clips, and songs, all related to the chapter theme. The stunning Salut de... video segments, shot in Paris, Montreal, Louisiana, Tunisia, and Tahiti, also provide windows into the diverse cultures of the Francophone world. Mobile Tools for Digital Success: Connect French, McGraw-Hill's digital teaching and learning environment, is now mobile enabled for tablets, allowing students to engage in their course material via the devices they use every day. The digital tools available in the Connect French platform facilitate student progress by providing extensive opportunities to practice and hone their developing skills. These learning opportunities include online communicative activities, instant feedback, peer-editing writing tools, sophisticated reporting, and a complete e-book with embedded audio, video, and grammar tutorials. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective.*Connect French, including but not limited to the workbook/lab manual, LearnSmart, the video program, and chat tools, is sold separately and does not come automatically with the purchase of the textbook.
Contents
Chapitre 1 Pour commencerCommunication en directGreeting peopleAsking someone his or her nameAsking people how they areSaying good-byeVocabulaire interactifThe French alphabetNumbers from 0 to 69Month of the year and days of the weekGrammaire interactiveSingular indefinite articles un and une and the gender of nounsPlural nouns and the plural indefinite article desSubject pronouns and the verb etreUse of the definite articles le, la, l', and lesCulturePar la suiteMore about genderMore about numberChapitre 2 Comment sont-elles?Communication en directAsking someone's ageFinding out where someone is fromFinding out someone's nationalityVocabulaire interactifDescribing someone's personality and appearanceGrammaire interactiveThe verb avoir and common expressions using avoirBasic negation with ne... pas and ne... jamaisForms of adjectivesAsking yes/no questions with intonation and est-ce queCulturePar la suiteAdditional expressions with avoirAdditional irregular adjective formsChapitre 3 Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire?Communication en directAsking and telling timeAsking when events occurVocabulaire interactifTalking about daily activitiesGrammaire interactiveRegular -er verbsThe verb faire and expressions with faireInformation questions with est-ce que and inversionPosition of adjectivesCulturePar la suiteAdditional spelling changesInversion with nounsNegation in questions with inversionAdjectives appearing before and after the nounChapitre 4 En familleCommunication en directMeeting people and finding out what they do for a livingFinding out what people like to do in their free timeVocabulaire interactifFamily members and petsGrammaire interactiveNoun gender and numberPossessive articlesThe verbs etre, avoir, and faireThe verbs aller and (re)venirThe form and use of definite articlesArticles and prepositions with geographical locationsThe use of present-tense forms of -er verbsSituation events in the recent past and near futureCulturePar la suitePrepositions used with additional geographical locationsAdditional temporal expressionsChapitre 5 Bon appetit!Communication en directExtending, accepting, and politely declining invitationsOrdering in a cafeVocabulaire interactifFood stores and food itemsGrammaire interactiveThe partitive article and expressions of quantityThe verbs boire and prendreRegular -re verbsOther negative expressions and the restrictor ne... queCulturePar la suiteUse of ne... personne and ne... rien with prepositionsNe... ni... ni...Chapitre 6 On est a la mode!Communication en directAsking someone's opinionAsking about someone's preferencesVocabulaire interactifDescribing people's clothing and accessoriesGrammaire interactiveThe demonstrative articles ce, cet, cette, cesVerbs in -ir like dormirThe interrogative quel(le)(s)Verbs in -ir like finirCulturePar la suiteDemonstrative pronouns celui, celle, ceux, cellesInterrogative pronouns lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquellesChapitre 7 Le week-end dernierCommunication en directAsking how long and since whenNarrating a series of past eventsVocabulaire interactifTalking about entertainment and cultural eventsGrammaire interactiveThe verbs vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, and savoirThe indefinite pronouns quelqu'un, quelque chose, and quelque partTalking about past activities using the passe composeThe use of etre as auxiliary in the passe composeCulturePar la suiteAdditional meanings and uses of devoirUse of both avoir and etre as auxiliaryChapitre 8 L'image de soiCommunication en directAsking for advice and recommendationsAsking about someone's daily routineVocabulaire interactifParts of the bodyGrammaire interactiveRegular verb groups and irregular verbsTalking about daily routines using pronominal verbsThe interrogatives qu'est-ce que and quel(le)(s)Additional forms for asking questionsUse and forms of the passe composeUsing pronominal verbs in the passe composeCulturePar la suiteUse of pronominal verbs as passive constructionsChapitre 9 Chez nousCommunication en directDescribing what you liked to do in the pastDescribing someone or something in the pastVocabulaire interactifTalking about one's residenceGrammaire interactiveThe comparative and superlative of adjectivesUsing the imparfait to express habitual actions in the pastUsing the imparfait to express ongoing actions and situations in the pastUse of the passe compose versus the imparfaitCulturePar la suiteOther uses of stressed pronounsUse of stressed pronouns with -meme(s)The pluperfectChapitre 10 Ca se fete!Communication en directWishing people well on holidays and on special occasionsAsking for an explanationVocabulaire interactifTalking about holidays and other celebrationsGrammaire interactiveThe verbs croire and recevoir; subordinate clausesRelative clauses with qui, que, and ouGiving commands using the imperativeSynthesis of uses and forms of adverbsCulturePar la suiteRelative clauses with dontThe use of ce que, ce qui, and ce dontChapitre 11 Trouver son cheminCommunication en directTalking about future plansFinding out if people like what they doVocabulaire interactifTalking about life's major milestonesGrammaire interactiveThe verbs lire, dire, and ecrireImpersonal use of ilUse of futur simpleIrregular stems in the futur simpleCulturePar la suiteSpelling changes in future-tense stemsThe future perfectChapitre 12 En villeCommunication en directAsking for and giving directionsVocabulaire interactifTalking about city livingGrammaire interactiveThe verbs savoir and croireThe verbs connaitre and reconnaitreThe comparative and superlative of adjectivesThe comparative and superlative of adverbs and nounsObject pronounsSynthesis of uses and forms of object pronounsPronominal verbs in the passe composeUse of object pronouns in the passe composeCulturePar la suiteUse of multiple object pronounsChapitre 13 Bonnes vacances!Communication en directTalking about a hypothetical situationMore hypothetical situationsVocabulaire interactifTalking about vacations and travelGrammaire interactiveIndicating movement with verbs such as conduireThe conditional moodObject pronouns with the imperativeCulturePar la suiteOther verbs ending in -uireThe past conditionalUse of multiple object pronounsChapitre 14 Ici, on parle francais!Communication en directAsking someone's opinion about what's essential or importantExpanding on an opinion by explaining whyVocabulaire interactifTalking about a country's history and language(s)Grammaire interactiveLinking verbs to an infinitive with a or deSpecifying groups of people and things using tout/tous/toute(s) and other quantifiersSaying what one should do using the present subjunctiveCulturePar la suiteQuantifiers used as pronounsSpelling changes in subjunctive stemsChapitre 15 Engagez-vous!Communication en directExpressing one's level of interest in a topicExpressing one's emotional reaction to a topicVocabulaire interactifTalking about France's social and environmental issuesGrammaire interactiveIndicating uncertainty by using the present subjunctiveSaying what one wishes using the present subjunctiveUse of an infinitive versus the subjunctiveCulturePar la suiteThe verbs penser, croire, and (se) douterAdditional subjunctive forms (vouloir, pleuvoir, falloir, and valoir)Avant de and avant queApres que and the present indicative; apres and the past infinitiveChapitre 16 Une celebration des artsCommunication en directSeeking someone's inputTaking leave of people and wishing them wellVocabulaire interactifTalking about the artsGrammaire interactiveRegular and irregular verbs in the present tenseQuestion formationSubject and object pronounsPast-tense formsCulturePar la suiteUse of en + present participleNER(01): WOW
