Full Description
Facon de Parler 1 is the first of a two-volume, highly illustrative and communicative course, specially designed for the adult beginner. Angela Aries and Dominique Debney guide you step by step through all the basic language skills you need for holiday, business or exams and there is plenty of opportunity to practise what you have learned as you go along.Now in full colour, each of the units contains the following:- lively, illustrated dialogues and comprehension questions- structured pair-work and group-work activities- basic vocabulary and useful expressions- grammar notes- listening comprehension (for work with the recordings)There are also regular revision sections to consolidate the main topics and grammar points, while a useful reference section is followed by a French-English end vocabularyFacon de Parler 1 is ideal for group work and can also be used for individual study and revision purposes.
Contents
: Introductions; Present tense of etre; Definite article: Deuxieme unite: Finding out personal details; Negatives: Troisieme unite: Ordering drinks and snacks; Family and possessions; Present tense of avoir; Indefinite article: Faites le point! Unites 1-3: Quatrieme unite: Booking a room; Identifying objects and places; Making enquiries; Questions: Cinquieme unite: Ordering a meal; Partitive: du, de la, de l', des, pas de. Je voudrais...: Sixieme unite: Asking and giving your age; Expressions with avoir; Place words; Possessives with de, du, de la, etc.: Faites le point! Unites 4-6: Septieme unite: Shops; Places in town; Finding your way around and making enquiries: Huitieme unite: Daily activities; Present tense of -er verbs: Neuvieme unite: Family relationships; Rooms in the house; Present tense of faire; Expressions with faire: Faites le point! Unites 7-9: Dixieme unite: Weather and seasons; Hobbies; Asking questions: Onzieme unite: Housework and shopping; Telling the time; Days and dates; Quantities and prices: Douzieme unite: Buying train tickets; Places to visit and opening times: Faites le point! Unites 10-12: Treizieme unite: Shopping for clothes and shoes; Prices; Adjectives: Quatorzieme unite: Identifying possessions; Possessive adjectives: Quinzieme unite: Methods of transport; Health; Present tense of aller in immediate future: Faites le point! Unites 13-15: Seizieme unite: Daily routine; Present tense of -ir verbs; Depuis: Dix-huitieme unite: Money problems; Present tense of reflexive verbs; Indirect object pronouns; y and en: Faites le point! Unites 16-18: Dix-neuvieme unite: Events in the past; Perfect tense of irregular verbs: Vingtieme unite: Doctor and chemist's; Imperatives; Parts of the body + avoir mal: Vingt et unieme unite: Holiday plans; Present tense of vouloir, pouvoir, devoir; Talking about what you know (savoir and connaitre); Describing physical appearance: Faites le point! Unites 19-21: Alphabet and pronunciation: Grammar and verb tables: Vocabulary
