Synopses & Reviews
Designed for students at the upper intermediate level, that is students at UK A- and AS-level, at UK National Curriculum levels 8, 9 and 10, at UK GNVQ Language Level 3 and above, as well as adults studying for business or leisure purposes. The rationale behind the writing of La Passerelle is a conviction that there is a real need for a book (and cassette) that does not separate grammar from communication, a book that deals with French grammar in use. Clear and succinct grammar explanations are supported by examples of grammar-in-use in printed materials (including cartoons) and in recorded interviews on cassette. Explanation is followed by exercises. These move from being very structured to being more open-ended to allow students the opportunity for self-expression. The grammar presentation is in French - this is because the authors think it preferable for classes to be conducted in the target language. To summarise, La Passerelle aims to provide a bridge to spoken and written fluency by * improving students' knowledge of grammar * providing natural contexts which require students to talk to each other in French * improving written accuracy
Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Questions; 2. Impératif; 3. le - la - les - l'; 4. mon - ma - mes; 5. Présent; 6.
>, c'est qui?; 7. Négation; 8. Adjectifs; 9. je sais - tu peux - on doit - je veux - il faut; 10. Il faut que j'y aille!; 11. moi - toi - lui; 12. Pour parler du futur; 13. qui - que/qu' - ce qui - ce que/qu'; 14. celui/celle/ceux/celles; 15. C'était hier... De mon temps...; 16. Conditionnel - politesse et hypothèse; 17. Des constructions avec si; 18. Passécomposé; 19. Ça fait deux ans que...; 20. N'ayez pas peur d'utiliser le subjonctif; 21. On se dispute?; 22. > >; 23. Imparfait, passécomposéou plus-que-parfait?; 24. Un peu d'ordre dans les pronoms compléments; 25. Qu'est-ce que j'aurais fait si seulement...; 26. j'ai su - tu pourrais - on aurait dû- je voudrais - il a fallu; 27. lequel - auquel - dont; 28. A propos due passésimple; 29. Passif; 30. le plus que - avant que - sans que; 31. Constructions verbales; 32. Mots de liaison; Constructions verbales; Grammatical terms - explained!; Tableau des verbes; Transcriptions of audio material on accompanying cassette.