Facon de Parler 1 French for Beginners: Coursebook 5ED

Faon de Parler 1is the first of a two-volume, highly illustrative and communicative course, specially designed for the adult beginner. 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 vocabulary.Faon de Parler 1R is ideal for group work and can also be used for individual study and revision purposes.

Angela Aries has many years' teaching experience in French and EFL at Colleges of Further Education and Adult Education Institutes, in London and Essex. She has been an examiner for both written and oral French.

Dominique Debney is a former lecturer at Seevic, Essex FE College. She has taught evening classes preparing for the Intermediate Diploma of the Institute of Linguists. She also has many years' experience teaching at secondary level and as an examiner for French GCSE (writing) and A level (oral).

Première unité: Introductions; Present tense of être; Definite article
Deuxième unité: Finding out personal details; Negatives
Troisième unité: Ordering drinks and snacks; Family and possessions; Present tense of avoir; Indefinite article
Faites le point! Unités 1-3
Quatrième unité: Booking a room; Identifying objects and places; Making enquiries; Questions
Cinquième unité: Ordering a meal; Partitive: du, de la, de l', des, pas de. Je voudrais...
Sixième unité: Asking and giving your age; Expressions with avoir; Place words; Possessives with de, du, de la, etc.
Faites le point! Unités 4-6
Septième unité: Shops; Places in town; Finding your way around and making enquiries
Huitième unité: Daily activities; Present tense of -er verbs
Neuvième unité: Family relationships; Rooms in the house; Present tense of faire; Expressions with faire
Faites le point! Unités 7-9
Dixième unité: Weather and seasons; Hobbies; Asking questions
Onzième unité: Housework and shopping; Telling the time; Days and dates; Quantities and prices
Douzième unité: Buying train tickets; Places to visit and opening times
Faites le point! Unités 10-12
Treizième unité: Shopping for clothes and shoes; Prices; Adjectives
Quatorzième unité: Identifying possessions; Possessive adjectives
Quinzième unité: Methods of transport; Health; Present tense of aller in immediate future
Faites le point! Unités 13-15
Seizième unité: Daily routine; Present tense of -ir verbs; Depuis
Dix-huitième unité: Money problems; Present tense of reflexive verbs; Indirect object pronouns; y and en
Faites le point! Unités 16-18
Dix-neuvième unité: Events in the past; Perfect tense of irregular verbs
Vingtième unité: Doctor and chemist's; Imperatives; Parts of the body + avoir mal
Vingt et unième unité: Holiday plans; Present tense of vouloir, pouvoir, devoir; Talking about what you know (savoir and connaître); Describing physical appearance
Faites le point! Unités 19-21
Alphabet and pronunciation
Grammar and verb tables
Vocabulary