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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."

Product Identifiers

PublisherMcGraw-Hill Companies, T.H.E.

ISBN-100072402601

ISBN-139780072402605

eBay Product ID (ePID)2272955

Product Key Features

Number of Pages408 Pages

LanguageEng,Fre

Publication NameEnsuite : Cours Intermédiaire De Français

Publication Year2002

SubjectFrench

FeaturesBeginner Edition,Revised Edition

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Non-Classifiable

AuthorChantal Thompson, Bette Hirsch

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight25.2 Oz

Item Length9.9 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

LCCN2002-026542

Dewey Edition21

Target AudienceCollege Audience

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal448.2/421

Lc Classification NumberPc2129.E5h57 2002

Table of ContentThÈme I Qui Êtes-vous? Functions: Describing in the present tense; narrating; asking questions Chapitre 1 Le Look Lecture «Sommes-nous encore jugÉ sur notre look? » Structures · Describing: Agreement of Adjectives · Placement of Adjectives · Possessive Adjectives Chapitre 2 Photos de famille Lecture Annie Ernaux: La Place [extrait] Structures · The Present Tense · Adverbs · Negative Forms Chapitre 3 Les choses de la vie Lecture Driss ChraÏbi: La civilisation, ma mÈre! [extrait] Structures · Interrogative Forms · More About the Present Tense · Depuis and Similar Expressions · The Imperative ThÈme II L'enfance Functions: Narrating in the past; describing the past; asking questions about people, things, and ideas Chapitre 4 Je me rappelle... Lecture Antoine de Saint-ExupÉry: Le Petit Prince [extrait] Structures · The passÉ composÉ Chapitre 5 Le monde de l'enfant Lecture Guy Tirolien: «PriÈre d'un petit enfant nÈgre» Structures · The Imperfect Chapitre 6 Le travail Lecture J.M.G. Le ClÉzio: La Grande Vie [extrait] Structures · Interrogative Pronouns ThÈme III Transports et vacances Functions: Describing and narrating in the past; coping with everyday situations; avoiding repetition Chapitre 7 En voiture Lecture Christiane Rochefort: Les Stances À Sopie [extrait] Structures · PassÉ composÉ or imparfait? · Use of Depuis and Other Expressions Chapitre 8 Loisirs et vacances Lecture Voyager en solitaire Structures · The plus-que-parfait · Indirect Discourse Chapitre 9 Le dÉpart Lecture Jean-Jacques SempÉ et RenÉ Goscinny: Le Petit Nicolas [extrait] Structures · Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns · Forms of tout · Communicative Strategies for Everyday Situations ThÈme IV Bon appÉtit! Functions: Linking ideas coherently; avoiding repetition; circumlocution; describing; narrating; and explaining in the present and past Chapitre 10 Les plaisirs de la table Lecture Aminata Sow Fall: Un grain de vie et d'espÉrance [extrait] Structures · Articles · Nouns · Relative Pronouns Chapitre 11 Le goÛt de souvenir Lecture Marcel Proust: A la recherchÉ du temps perdu [extrait] Structures · The Pronouns y and en · Disjunctive Pronouns · Strategies for Getting and Giving Information Chapitre 12 A table! Lecture Jean de la Fontaine: "Le Corbeau et le Renard" Jacques PrÉvert: "DÉjeuner du matin" Structures · From Sentences to Paragraphs · The Present Participle ThÈme V Les conquÊtes du monde moderne Functions: Describing in the future; talking about places; expressing feelings and opinions Chapitre 13 ConquÊtes professionnelles Lecture «Mon travail, ma vie et moi la recherche d'un Équilibre» Structures · Infinitives Chapitre 14 La conquÊte de l'avenir Lecture Cheikh Hamidou Kane: L'Aventure ambiguË [extrait] Structures · The Future Tenses · Talking About Places Chapitre 15 La conquÊte des frontiÈres? Lecture Tahar Ben Jelloun: Le racisme expliquÉ À ma fille [extrait] Structures · The Subjunctive ThÈme VI La santÉ Functions: Describing and compÅ hypothesizing; expressing opinions; using extended discourse Chapitre 16 En bonne forme Lecture GeneviÈve Doucet: "Le stress" St