Cengage Advantage: Horizons, Worktext. Vol.II - Chapters 5-R

HORIZONS is a complete elementary French program that makes learning French easier through its step-by-step skill-building methodology, flexible and accessible approach to grammar and new vocabulary, and creative and sophisticated coverage of Francophone culture. Through varied interactive activities and clear grammar explanations, the text helps students communicate effectively in French while culturally connecting them to the Francophone world. HORIZONS features a clear, easy-to-follow structure that is ideal for instructors with any level of teaching experience. HORIZONS carefully guides students Compétence by Compétence, through their first year of elementary French. The Worktext version of HORIZONS, 5th Edition Volume 2 includes the complete front matter and back matter plus Textbook Chapters 5-R PLUS SAM Chapters 5-R in one convenient paperbound volume. Volume 1 also includes the complete front matter and back matter plus Textbook Chapters P-5 PLUS SAM Chapters P-5.

List of contents

Part I: LE MONDE FRANCOPHONE.
CHAPITRE préliminaire: On commence!
Part IV: ? PARIS.
5. Les projets.
Regional focus: La France. Compétence 1: Saying what you did. Le week-end dernier. Saying what you did. Le passé composé avec avoir. Stratégies et Lecture: Pour mieux lire: Using the sequence of events to make logical guesses. Lecture: Qu'est-ce qu'elle a fait?
Compétence 2: Telling where you went. Je suis parti(e) en voyage. Telling where you went
Le passé composé avec ?tre. Telling when you did something. Les expressions qui désignent le passé et reprise du passé compose. Compétence 3: Discussing the weather and your activities. Le temps et les projets. Talking about the weather and what you do. Le verbe faire, l'expression ne... rien et les expressions pour décrire le temps. Talking about activities. Les expressions avec faire. Compétence 4: Deciding what to wear and buying clothes. Les v?tements. Avoiding repetition. Les pronoms le, la, l' et les
REPRISE: Les Stagiaires: Épisode 5 Qu'est-ce que vous avez fait? LECTURE ET COMPOSITION: Pour mieux lire: Guessing meaning from context. Lecture: Je blogue donc je suis. Pour mieux écrire: Using visuals to make guesses. Composition: Un voyage en France. COMPARAISONS CULTURELLES: Les loisirs des Français. RESUME DE GRAMMAIRE
VOCABULAIRE. Bienvenue en Europe francophone.
6. Les sorties.
Regional focus: Paris. Compétence 1: Inviting someone to go out. Les invitations. Issuing and accepting invitations. Les verbes vouloir, pouvoir et devoir. Stratégies et Compréhension auditive. Pour mieux comprendre: Noting the important information. Compréhension auditive: On va au cinéma? Compétence 2: Talking about how you spend and used to spend your time. Aujourd'hui et dans le passé. Saying how things used to be. L'imparfait. Talking about activities. Les verbes sortir, partir et dormer. Compétence 3: Talking about the past. Une sortie. Telling what was going on when something else happened. L'imparfait et le passé composé. Telling what happened and describing the circumstances. Le passé composé et l'imparfait. Compétence 4: Narrating in the past. Les contes. Narrating what happened. Le passé composé et l'imparfait (reprise)
REPRISE: Les Stagiaires: Épisode 6 Je t'invite... LECTURE ET COMPOSITION: Pour mieux lire: Using real-world knowledge. Lecture: Le cinéma français et le cinéma américain. Pour mieux écrire: Using the Internet. Composition: Forum: Le meilleur ou le pire du cinéma cette année. Comparaisons culturelles: Le cinéma: les préférences des Français. RESUME DE GRAMMAIRE. VOCABULAIRE.
INTERLUDE MUSICAL: Élizabeth devant sa garde-robe (Amélie-les-crayons), Mich?le (Gérard Lenorman).
Part V: EN NORMANDIE.
7. La vie quotidienne.
Regional focus: La France et sa diversité. Compétence 1: Describing your daily routine. La vie de tous les jours. Describing your daily routine. Les verbes réfléchis au présent. Stratégies et Lecture. Pour mieux lire: Using word families and watching out for faux amis. Lecture: Il n'est jamais trop tard! Compétence 2: Talking about relationships.La vie sentimentale. Saying what people do for each other. Les verbes réciproques au présent et les verbes réfléchis et réciproques au futur immédiat. Talking about activities. Les verbes en -re. Compétence 3: Talking about what you did and used to do. Les activités d'hier. Saying what people did. Les verbes réfléchis et réciproques au passé composé. Saying what people did and used to do. Les verbes réfléchis et réciproques ? l'imparfait et reprise de l'usage du passé composé et de l'imparfait. Compétence 4: Describing traits and characteristics. Le caract?re. Specifying which one. Les pronoms relatifs qui, que et dont
REPRISE: Les Stagiaires: Épisode 7 Ils se sont bien amusés! LECTUE ET COMPOSITION: Pour mieux lire: Recognizing conversational style. Lecture: Conte pour enfants de moins de trois ans. Pour mieux écrire: Organizing a p

About the author

Joan Manley is Professor Emeritus from the University of Texas at El Paso. During her 33 years as a faculty member, she gave over 100 workshops and conference presentations and authored 50 journal articles. She was a trainer and tester of the Oral Proficiency Interview, which led to the current emphasis on skill building and proficiency as exemplified in teaching programs such as HORIZONS.Stuart Smith received her degrees and her first training and experience in teaching at the University of Texas at Austin. She has been teaching at Austin Community College since 1981 and has been authoring foreign language textbook and textbook materials since 1986.John McMinn-Reyna is Professor of French and Spanish at Austin Community College, where he has taught since 1986. After doing graduate studies in Romance Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin, he also worked as an editor of high school and college-level programs.Marc André Prévost received his degrees from The University of Texas at Austin. He taught seven years at The University of Texas and starting in 1986, he was a professor at Austin Community College. He has coauthored foreign language textbooks since 1986.

Summary

HORIZONS is a complete elementary French program that makes learning French easier through its step-by-step skill-building methodology, flexible and accessible approach to grammar and new vocabulary, and creative and sophisticated coverage of Francophone culture. Through varied interactive activities and clear grammar explanations, the text helps students communicate effectively in French while culturally connecting them to the Francophone world. HORIZONS features a clear, easy-to-follow structure that is ideal for instructors with any level of teaching experience. HORIZONS carefully guides students Compétence by Compétence, through their first year of elementary French. The Worktext version of HORIZONS, 5th Edition Volume 2 includes the complete front matter and back matter plus Textbook Chapters 5-R PLUS SAM Chapters 5-R in one convenient paperbound volume. Volume 1 also includes the complete front matter and back matter plus Textbook Chapters P-5 PLUS SAM Chapters P-5.

Product details

• Authors: Joan Manley, Joan H. Manley, John McMinn, John T. McMinn, McMinn John, John McMinn-Reyna, Marc Prévost, Stuart Smith
• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2011
• EAN: 9780495912835
• ISBN: 978-0-495-91283-5
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 189 mm x 246 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; French, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / French, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Language teaching & learning material & coursework, Language teaching and learning material and coursework