Rapports: An Introduction To French Language And Francophone Culture

This beginning French text balances a four-skills approach with communicative-oriented instruction. It emphasises everyday life and culture in France and Francophone countries through explanations, cultural notes, authentic cultural readings, and authentic documents linked to the author web site. Program components are integrated with the student text and are flexible enough to be adapted for a variety of different class schedules. - New! Lively new authentic readings from a variety of sources have replaced the author-written readings from previous editions. The new readings represent recent changes in Francophone cultures. - New! Chapter 8 features a new poem. - New! The "Lectures culturelles" include new pre- and post-reading activities. - New! A new interior design makes the book easier to teach and learn from. - New! The authors enhanced and updated cultural information in every chapter. The new edition includes information on the introduction of the euro, advances in technology, and the new French phone numbers. - New! Vocabulary has been updated in "Enrichissons notre vocabulaire" and throughout the text. - Every grammar point in the text is immediately reinforced by three types of exercises, which progress from drills to cultural applications to communicative activities. This process gives students a well-rounded and holistic language/cultural experience that encourages confident self-expression.

Chapitre preliminaire. Bonjour! Commencons: Stephane et Amelie. Laurent et Madame Dumas Prononciation: Some basic information Lecture culturelle: Le francais: c'est utile Chapitre 1. La vie universitaire Commencons: A l'universite, en cours d'anglais Prononciation: The International Phonetic Alphabet. The French alphabet. Accent marks and punctuation Grammaire: I. Nouns and definite articles; II. Subject pronouns and -er verbs; III. Yes-or-no questions; IV. Numbers from 0 to 20 Communiquons: Commencer et terminer les conversations Lecture culturelle: L'universite Chapitre 2. La famille et les amis Commencons: Au cafe. Devant une boite Prononciation: Word stress in French Grammaire: I. Negation; II. The verb etre; III. Descriptive adjectives; IV. Numbers from 21 to 69 / Ordinal numbers Communiquons: Faire les presentations Lecture culturelle: La famille Chapitre 3. Au restaurant Commencons: A La Goulette Prononciation: Silent consonants Grammaire: I. Indefinite and partitive articles; II. The irregular verb avoir / Expressions with avoir; III. Use of articles; IV. The imperative Communiquons: Exprimer des quantites Lecture culturelle: La cuisine cajun et creole Revision A. Chapitres 1 a 3 Chapitre 4. Les voyages Commencons: A Nice, au Syndicat d'Initiative Prononciation: Enchainements et liaisons Grammaire: I. A and de with definite articles; II. Aller / The futur proche; III. Articles and prepositions with place names; IV. Numbers from 70 to 1,000,000,000 Communiquons: Demander son chemin Lecture culturelle: Gauguin et Tahiti Chapitre 5. Le monde francophone Commencons: Lise et Gaetan Morin font leur bagages Prononciation: Vowel tension Grammaire: I. The Verb faire; II. The passe compose; III. Possessive adjectives; IV. Stressed pronouns Communiquons: Demander des reseignements Lecture culturelle: La Francophonie Chapitre 6. Les transports Commencons: Dans le metro. Au bureau des objets trouves Prononciation: The sounds /y/, /u/ and /u/ Grammaire: I. The passe compose with etre; II. Inversion and interrogative adverbs; III. Verbs ending in -re; IV. Telling time Communiquons: Utiliser l'heure officielle Lecture culturelle: Les trains a grande vitesse (TGV) Revision B. Chapitres 4 a 6 Chapitre 7. Au telephone Commencons: C'est une erreur! Prononciation: Nasal vowels Grammaire: I. Interrogative and demonstrative adjectives; II. Verbs ending in -ir; III. Interogative pronouns; IV. Pouvoir and vouloir Communiquons: Donner un coup de telephone Lecture culturelle: Le telephone mobile Chapitre 8. Paris Commencons: Deux cartes postales Prononciation: Oral vowels and nasal consonants Grammaire: I. The weather (La meteo); II. Suivre / suivre des cours; III. Direct object pronouns: Third person; IV. Voir Communiquons: Aller au bureau de poste Lecture culturelle: Les scenes de la Seine Chapitre 9. La cuisine Commencons: Au marche d'Antibes Prononciation: The French /R/ Sound Grammaire: I. Prenominal adjectives; II. Le calendrier; III. Indirect object pronouns: Third Person; IV. Prendre Communiquons: Prendre les repas Lecture culturelle: Michelin--le Guide Rouge Revision C. Chapitres 7 a 9 Chapitre 10. En voiture Commencons: On loue une voiture Prononciation: The mid vowels /e/ and /E/ Grammaire: I. Savoir and connaitre; II. Le passe compose (review); III. The imperfect; IV. Venir / Verbs conjugated like venir / Venir de + infinitive Communiquons: Connaitre le code de la route Lecture culturelle: La voiture et les avances technologiques Chapitre 11. La tele Commencons: Une interview avec Simone Trudeau Prononciation: The vowel sounds /o/ and / / Grammaire: I. Direct and indirect object pronouns: First and second persons; II. The subjunctive of regular verbs and of avoir and etre; III. Uses of the subjuctive Communiquons: Exprimer l'imprecision Lecture culturelle: La television francophone--TV5 Chapitre 12. Les achats Commencons: A la charcuterie Prononciation: The vowel sounds / / and /oe/ Grammaire: I. Boire / recevoir / devoir; II. Irregular verbs in the subjuctive; III. Negatives Communiquons: Parler d'argent Lecture culturelle: L'euro: une nouvelle monnaie en France Revision D. Chapitre 10 a 12 Chapitre 13. La sante Commencons: Chez le medecin Prononciation: Initial and final consonant sounds Grammaire: I. Stem-changing verbs; II. Reflexive verbs: Present tense, futur proche, and the infinitive; III. Reflexive verbs: Passe compose and Imperative Communiquons: Parler de sa sante Lecture culturelle: Le tabagisme Chapitre 14. Les sports Commencons: Chez Ernest a l'heure du Tour de France Prononciation: The Sounds /s/, /z/, /sj/, and /zj/ Grammaire: I. Verbs ending in -ire; II. Demonstrative pronouns; III. Possesive pronouns Communiquons: Utiliser le system metrique Lecture culturelle: Le foot Chapitre 15. Les arts Commencons: Le francais en peril? Prononciation: Intonation Grammaire: I. Verbs followed by infinitives; II. Verbs followed by nouns; III. The pronouns y and en Communiquons: Ecrire des lettres Lecture culturelle: La bande dessinee Revision E. Chapitres 13 a 15 Chapitre 16. Le francais aux Etats-Unis Commencons: Reponse a une petite annonce Prononciation: Mute e Grammaire: I. The relative pronouns qui, que, and ou; II. The conditonal mood; III. Expressing time with pendant, depuis, and il y a Communiquons: Consulter la presse francophone Lecture culturelle: De Tocqueville Chapitre 17. Le francais au Quebec Commencons: Neige Prononciation: Liaisons Grammaire: I. The future tense; II. Si clauses; III. Mettre / Verbs conjugated like mettre Communiquons: Exprimer des emotions Lecture culturelle: Montreal souterrain Chapitre 18. Les immigres Commencons: La Priere du Chacal Prononciation: Des mots difficiles Grammaire: I. Adverbs; II. The French equivalents of good and well, bad and badly; III. The comparative and superlative Communiquons: S'exprimer en francais familier Lecture culturelle: Les minorites ethniques a la television Revision F. Chapitres 16 a 18 Appendices I. International Phonetic Alphabet II. Les Etats-Unis et le Canada III. Double object pronouns IV. Le passe simple V. Conjugaison des verbes Vocabulaires Francais-anglais Anglais-francais Index Credits