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| Section Number [1] | Lesson Name | Section Title | Supplementary / review ? | Grammar | Grammar sub-topic | Definitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.10 | Alphabet | letters and examples (names & sounds) | alphabet | |||
| 1.20 | Alphabet | final consonants | sup | pronunciation | ||
| 1.30 | Alphabet | dental consonants | sup | pronunciation | ||
| 1.40 | Alphabet | b and p | sup | pronunciation | ||
| 1.50 | Alphabet | aspirated vs. non-aspirated h | sup | pronunciation | ||
| 1.60 | Alphabet | diacritics (accents) | sup | pronunciation | ||
| 1.70 | Alphabet | punctuation | sup | alphabet | ||
| 2.10 | Greetings | Dialogue | dialogue | bonsoir, tu t'appelles comment ? je m'appelle ... quoi de neuf ? pas grand-chose, alors, au revoir, à demain, à la prochaine | ||
| 2.20 | Greetings | Vocab / greetings | vocab | salut, bonjour, bonsoir, bonne soirée, bonne nuit, quoi de neuf ? pas grand-chose | ||
| 2.30 | Greetings | Vocab / good-byes | vocab | salut, au revoir, à demain, à la prochaine, à tout à l'heure, à bientôt, ciao, bonne soirée, bonne journée | ||
| 2.40 | Greetings | Vocab / names (asking) | vocab | Tu t'appelles comment ? Je m'appelle .... | ||
| 2.50 | Greetings | A simple conversation | vocab | Comment ça va ? / Ça va ? Comment allez-vous ? Comment vas-tu ? Est-ce que vous allez bien ? | ||
| 2.60 | Greetings | Vocab / how are you? | vocab | Ça va (bien), Très bien, merci, Pas mal, Pas si bien/pas très bien, (très) mal, Comme ci, comme ça, Et toi ? Et vous ? Désolé(e) | ||
| 2.70 | Greetings | Exercises | vocab | misc | ||
| 3.10 | Formal speech | A formal conversation | dialogue | Comment vous appelez-vous ? Je m'appelle X. Je suis Y. Enchanté. | ||
| 3.20 | Formal speech | vous / tu | pronouns | modes of address | vous, tu | |
| 3.30 | Formal speech | courtesy (please) | vocab | s'il vous / te plaît | ||
| 3.40 | Formal speech | courtesy (thank-you) | vocab | merci, de rien, pas de quoi, je vous en prie | ||
| 3.50 | Formal speech | titles, names | vocab | monsieur, madame etc. | ||
| 3.60 | Formal speech | Asking for one's name | vocab | Comment vous appelez-vous ? Je m'appelle ... Quel est votre nom ? Tu t'appelles comment ? Je suis… | ||
| 3.70 | Formal speech | Exercises | exercise | |||
| 4.10 | Numbers | cardinal numbers (1 - 1.000.000.000) | numbers | |||
| 4.20 | Numbers | collective nouns (numbers 1 - 1000) | sup | numbers | ||
| 4.30 | Numbers | Mathematics (arithmetic operations) | sup | numbers | plus, moins, égaler, fois, divisé | |
| 4.40 | Numbers | In School | sup | dialogue | ||
| 4.50 | Numbers | ordinal numbers (1st - 100th) | sup | numbers | ||
| 4.60 | Numbers | Exercises | numbers | |||
| 4.70 | Numbers | Supplementary Exercises | sup | numbers | ||
| 5.10 | Dates | The days of the week | vocab | lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche | ||
| 5.20 | Dates | Asking for the day | vocab | quel, aujourd'hui, jour, demain | ||
| 5.30 | Dates | Relative days | vocab | aujourd'hui, demain, hier, avant-hier, après-demain, ce soir | ||
| 5.40 | Dates | Months | vocab | janvier .. décembre | ||
| 5.50 | Dates | Asking the date | vocab | Quelle est la date
(d'aujourd'hui) ? c'est le # (month). | ||
| 5.60 | Dates | What day is it? | empty | dialogue | ||
| 5.70 | Dates | Seasons | vocab | saison, printemps .. hiver | ||
| 5.80 | Dates | Age | vocab | Tu as quel âge ? | ||
| 5.90 | Dates | How old are you? | empty | dialogue | ||
| 6.10 | Time | Time (by the clock) | vocab | quelle heure est-il ? il est X heure(s), il est midi / minuit | ||
| 6.20 | Time | Time of day | vocab | matin, midi, après-midi, soir, nuit | ||
| 6.30 | Time | What time is it? | empty | dialogue | ||
| 6.40 | Time | The director | sup | dialogue | ||
| 10.20 | People and things | Gender of nouns | nouns | le, la | ||
| 10.30 | People and things | Common endings (nouns) | sup | nouns | ||
| 10.40 | People and things | The definite article, plurals, elision, | determiners | definite articles | le, la, l', les | |
| 10.50 | People and things | The indefinite article, some | determiners | indefinite articles | un, une, des | |
| 10.60 | People and things | Plurality, pronunciation, and exceptions | nouns | |||
| 10.70 | People and things | Liaison | pronunciation | |||
| 10.80 | People and things | People | vocab | personne, homme, femme, garçon, fille , fillette, ami, amie, copain, copine | ||
| 10.90 | People and things | Expressions | vocab | qu'est-ce que c'est ? | ||
| 10.91 | People and things | Expressions | vocab | c'est, il y a, voici/voila | ||
| 11.10 | To be | Greetings and goodbyes | review | vocab | bonjour, bonsoir, salut, au revoir, à demain | |
| 11.20 | To be | Where are you from? | dialogue | d’où | ||
| 11.30 | To be | Subject pronouns | pronouns | personal: subject | je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles | |
| 11.40 | To be | Tu and vous | sup | pronouns | modes of address | tu, vous |
| 11.50 | To be | il, elle and on | sup | pronouns | personal: subject | il, elle, on |
| 11.60 | To be | ils and elles | sup | pronouns | personal: subject | ils, elles |
| 11.65 | To be | Common places | vocab | misc | ||
| 11.70 | To be | Verbs, tenses & moods, infinitives, conjugation | sup | verbs | general discussion | |
| 11.80 | To be | être in the present indicative, formation, examples & idioms | verbs | présent | être | |
| 11.81 | To be | Expressing agreement | vocab | |||
| 11.82 | To be | Nationalities and jobs | vocab | |||
| 11.83 | To be | Nationalities | sup | vocab | ||
| 11.84 | To be | Professions | sup | vocab | ||
| 11.85 | To be | From “de” | sup | prepositions | de, d', du, de la, des | |
| 11.86 | To be | Countries | sup | vocab | ||
| 11.87 | To be | At “à” | sup | prepositions | à, au, aux | |
| 12.10 | Description | Adjectives, regular formation, pronunciation, exceptions | adjectives | descriptive | intéressant, amusant, lent | |
| 12.20 | Description | Describing people: size & weight | adjectives | descriptive | petit, moyen, grand, gros | |
| 12.30 | Description | Describing people: hair colour | adjectives | descriptive | blond, brun | |
| 12.40 | Description | Describing people: attitude & personality | adjectives | descriptive | intelligent, intéressant, amusant | |
| 12.50 | Description | Adverbs' expressing degree | adverbs | degree | assez, très, vraiment, extrêmement, fort | |
| 12.60 | Description | Common adjectives (for people) | adjectives | descriptive | misc | |
| 12.70 | Description | Demonstrative adjectives | sup | determiners | demonstrative “adjectives” | ce, cet, cette, ces, -ci (here), -là (there) |
| 12.80 | Description | Colours | sup | adjectives | descriptive | misc |
| 12.90 | Description | More descriptions of people | sup | adjectives | descriptive | |
| 13.10 | The family | First fifty cardinal numbers | review | numbers | 1 ... 50 | |
| 13.20 | The family | Avoir in the PI – formation, examples, age | verbs | présent | avoir | |
| 13.30 | The family | Immediate family | vocab | |||
| 13.40 | The family | Possession and association | prepositions | possession | de, du, de la | |
| 13.50 | The family | Possessive adjectives | sup | determiners | possessive “adjectives” | mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses, notre, nos, votre, vos, leur, leurs |
| 13.60 | The family | Questions | sup | sentences | y-a-t-il X? | |
| 13.70 | The family | Questions | sup | sentences | combien | |
| 13.80 | The family | Extended family | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 14.00 | Recreation | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 14.10 | Recreation | Regular -er verbs | verbs | présent | jouer, aimer, habiter, parler, écouter | |
| 14.20 | Recreation | Common -er verbs | sup | verbs | présent | miscellaneous |
| 14.30 | Recreation | Places | vocab | miscellaneous | ||
| 14.40 | Recreation | Direct object pronouns, le, la & les. | pronouns | object: direct | le, la, les | |
| 14.45 | Recreation | Sports, games & instruments | vocab | jouer | ||
| 14.50 | Recreation | Sports, games & instruments | sup | vocab | miscellaneous | |
| 14.55 | Recreation | Indirect object pronouns lui and leur | sup | pronouns | object: indirect | lui, leur |
| 14.60 | Recreation | Conjugated verbs + infinitive | sup | verbs | présent | aimer, adorer, détester |
| 14.70 | Recreation | To have fun | sup | verbs | présent (reflexive) | s'amuser |
| 15.10 | The house | Vocabulary for the house, places, actions, associated objects | vocab | miscellaneous | ||
| 15.20 | The house | habiter | verbs | présent | habiter | |
| 15.30 | The house | Faire: formation, uses | verbs | présent | faire | |
| 15.31 | The house | Faire: Le faire causatif | sup | verbs | présent | faire |
| 15.32 | The house | Faire: Derived words | sup | verbs | présent | défaire, malfaire, refaire, contrefaire, satisfaire, parfaire |
| 15.33 | The house | Faire: Related expressions | sup | vocab | faire | |
| 15.34 | The house | Faire: Related idioms | sup | vocab | faire | |
| 15.34 | The house | Housework | vocab | faire | ||
| 15.40 | The house | Direct & indirect pronouns: me, te, nous, vous – usage | pronouns | object | me, te, nous, vous | |
| 15.50 | The house | Rooms and furniture | sup | vocab | miscellaneous | |
| 15.60 | The house | Outside a house | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 15.70 | The house | Chez moi | text | misc | ||
| 16.00 | Weather | At “à” | rev | prepositions | à, au, aux | |
| 16.05 | Weather | Is it going to rain? | dialogue | pleuvoir | ||
| 16.10 | Weather | Negation: formation & rules | adverbs | negation | ne, pas, porter | |
| 16.20 | Weather | Negation: indefinite articles | determiners | indefinite articles | ne, pas, de, des | |
| 16.30 | Weather | Common weather | vocab | misc | ||
| 16.40 | Weather | Aller: formation, usage, idioms, liason | verbs | présent | aller | |
| 16.41 | Weather | Aller: futur proche | verbs | futur proche | aller | |
| 16.42 | Weather | Aller + “y” | sup | pronouns | aller + y | |
| 16.43 | Weather | Aller: expressions | sup | sentences | aller | |
| 16.50 | Weather | Rain and snow | vocab | misc | ||
| 16.60 | Weather | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 16.70 | Weather | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 17.00 | Travel | From “de” | rev | prepositions | de, d', du, de la, des | |
| 17.10 | Travel | Possessive adjectives: formation, usage, liaison & changes | determiners | possessive adjectives | mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses, notre, nos, votre, vos, leur, leurs | |
| 17.20 | Travel | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 17.30 | Travel | Regular -ir verbs | verbs | présent | finir | |
| 17.40 | Travel | Vocabulary | vocab | misc | ||
| 17.50 | Travel | Prendre – an irregular verb: formation, derivatives, idioms | verbs | présent | prendre, apprendre, comprendre, méprendre, surprendre | |
| 17.60 | Travel | Directions | vocab | misc | ||
| 17.70 | Travel | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 17.80 | Travel | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 18.00 | Art | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 18.10 | Art | Regular -re verbs | verbs | présent | attendre, vendre, descendre, rendre, perdre, mordre | |
| 18.20 | Art | Music | vocab | misc | ||
| 18.30 | Art | Museums | empty | vocab | ||
| 18.40 | Art | Visiter and rendre | verbs | présent | visiter, rendre | |
| 18.50 | Art | Beau, nouveau & vieux | adjectives | descriptive | beau, nouveau, vieux | |
| 18.60 | Art | Plays | vocab | misc | ||
| 18.70 | Art | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 18.80 | Art | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 19.00 | Science | Indirect object pronouns lui and leur | rev | pronouns | object: indirect | lui, leur |
| 19.01 | Science | Il y a and combien de | rev | sentences | y-a-t-il X? | |
| 19.02 | Science | Il y a and combien de | rev | sentences | combien | |
| 19.10 | Science | Le système solaire | text | misc | ||
| 19.11 | Science | Exercises | sentences | misc | du, de la, proche, loin, avant, après, en, qui, que | |
| 19.20 | Science | Questions | sentences | inversion | misc | |
| 19.21 | Science | Questions | vocab | question words | où, que, quel, qui, quoi, pourquoi, quand, comment, combien | |
| 19.22 | Science | Questions | sup | examples | où, que, quel, qui, quoi, pourquoi, quand, comment, combien | |
| 19.23 | Science | Questions | empty | usage notes | ||
| 19.24 | Science | Vocabulary | empty | vocab | ||
| 19.25 | Science | Conjunctions | empty | conjunctions | ||
| 19.30 | Science | The scientists | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 19.40 | Science | The elements | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 19.50 | Science | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 19.60 | Science | Exercises | sup | exercise | misc | |
| 20.00 | School | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 20.10 | School | Education in France | empty | culture | ||
| 20.20 | School | School and students | vocab | misc | ||
| 20.31 | School | Present perfect with regular verbs | verbs | passé composé | joué | |
| 20.32 | School | Present perfect with regular verbs | verbs | passé composé | fini | |
| 20.33 | School | Present perfect with regular verbs | verbs | passé composé | répondu | |
| 20.40 | School | At School | vocab | misc | ||
| 20.50 | School | Actions | vocab | misc | ||
| 20.61 | School | To write and to read (irregular verbs) | verbs | présent | écrire | |
| 20.62 | School | To write and to read (irregular verbs) | verbs | présent | lire | |
| 20.71 | School | School supplies | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 20.72 | School | School subjects | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 20.73 | School | Classes / grades | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 20.80 | School | Text | empty | text | ||
| 20.90 | School | Exercises | exercise | misc | ||
| 21.01 | Culture | Regular verbs (-er, -re & -ir verbs) | review | verbs | présent | parler |
| 21.02 | Culture | Regular verbs (-er, -re & -ir verbs) | review | verbs | présent | finir |
| 21.03 | Culture | Regular verbs (-er, -re & -ir verbs) | review | verbs | présent | vendre |
| 21.10 | Culture | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 21.11 | Culture | National holidays and events in France | empty | culture | ||
| 21.12 | Culture | Popular myths and stories in France | empty | culture | ||
| 21.21 | Culture | To believe and to see | verbs | présent | croire, cru | |
| 21.22 | Culture | To believe and to see | verbs | passé composé | croire, cru | |
| 21.23 | Culture | To believe and to see | verbs | présent | voir | |
| 21.24 | Culture | To believe and to see | verbs | passé composé | vu | |
| 21.30 | Culture | Religions | vocab | misc | ||
| 21.31 | Culture | Birthdays | vocab | misc | ||
| 21.32 | Culture | Relationships | vocab | misc | ||
| 21.33 | Culture | Popular mythical and fictional characters | vocab | misc | ||
| 21.34 | Culture | Holidays | vocab | misc | ||
| 21.40 | Culture | To give | sup | verbs | présent, passé composé | donner, donné |
| 21.50 | Culture | Text | empty | text | ||
| 21.60 | Culture | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 22.00 | Shopping | Object Pronouns (direct) | pronouns | object: direct | me, m', te, t', le, l', la, l', nous, vous, les. | |
| 22.01 | Shopping | Object Pronouns (indirect) | pronouns | object: indirect | me, m', te, t', lui, nous, vous, leur | |
| 22.10 | Shopping | At the bakery | dialogue | misc | ||
| 22.11 | Shopping | Going shopping | vocab | misc | ||
| 22.21 | Shopping | -e…er verbs (stem-changing -er verbs) | verbs | présent | acheter | |
| 22.22 | Shopping | -e…er verbs (stem-changing -er verbs) | verbs | passé composé | acheter | |
| 22.23 | Shopping | -e…er verbs (stem-changing -er verbs) | sup | verbs | présent | peser, mener, emmener, amener, ramener, lever, soulever |
| 22.24 | Shopping | -e…er verbs (stem-changing -er verbs) | sup | verbs | passé composé | peser, mener, emmener, amener, ramener, lever, soulever |
| 22.30 | Shopping | At the market | dialogue | misc | ||
| 22.40 | Shopping | Stores | vocab | misc | ||
| 22.51 | Shopping | -yer verbs | verbs | présent | payer | |
| 22.52 | Shopping | -yer verbs | verbs | passé composé | payer | |
| 22.53 | Shopping | -yer verbs | sup | verbs | présent | essayer de |
| 22.54 | Shopping | -yer verbs | sup | verbs | passé composé | essayer de |
| 22.55 | Shopping | -yer verbs | sup | verbs | présent | appuyer, employer, ennuyer, essuyer, nettoyer, noyer, tutoyer |
| 22.56 | Shopping | -yer verbs | sup | verbs | passé composé | appuyer, employer, ennuyer, essuyer, nettoyer, noyer, tutoyer |
| 22.61 | Shopping | Irregular past participles | verbs | passé composé | eu | |
| 22.62 | Shopping | Irregular past participles | verbs | passé composé | cru | |
| 22.63 | Shopping | Irregular past participles | verbs | passé composé | été | |
| 22.64 | Shopping | Irregular past participles | verbs | passé composé | fait | |
| 22.65 | Shopping | Irregular past participles | verbs | passé composé | pris | |
| 22.66 | Shopping | Irregular past participles | verbs | passé composé | vu | |
| 22.70 | Shopping | Clothing | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 22.80 | Shopping | Text | empty | text | ||
| 22.90 | Shopping | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 23.00 | Going out | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 23.10 | Going out | À and De | prepositions | contractions | à, au, aux, de, du, des | |
| 23.10 | Going out | -enir verbs | verbs | passé récent | venir | |
| 23.20 | Going out | Leisure activities | vocab | misc | ||
| 23.30 | Going out | -tir verbs | verbs | présent | partir, sortir | |
| 23.31 | Going out | All verbs (-tir) | sup | verbs | présent | repentir, mentir, démentir, partir, repartir, répartir, sentir, consentir, pressentir, ressentir, sortir, ressortir |
| 23.40 | Going out | Movies | vocab | misc | ||
| 23.50 | Going out | -enir verbs | verbs | présent | venir | |
| 23.52 | Going out | -enir verbs | sup | verbs | présent | revenir, devenir, appartenir, contenir, détenir, retenir, se souvenir, soutenir, tenir. |
| 23.53 | Going out | -é..er verbs | sup | verbs | présent | suggérer, accélérer, célébrer, espérer, oblitérer, préférer, sécher |
| 23.60 | Going out | La sortie | empty | vocab | sortie | |
| 23.61 | Going out | To feel | empty | verbs | sentir | |
| 23.62 | Going out | To support | empty | verbs | soutenir | |
| 23.70 | Going out | Text | empty | text | ||
| 23.80 | Going out | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 24.00 | Transportation | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 24.01 | Transportation | France's transportation system | empty | culture | ||
| 24.10 | Transportation | -uire verbs | verbs | présent | conduire | |
| 24.11 | Transportation | -uire verbs | sup | verbs | présent, passé composé | produire, traduire, reduire (à / en) |
| 24.20 | Transportation | Driving | empty | vocab | ||
| 24.30 | Transportation | Passé composé with être | verbs | passé composé | être | |
| 24.40 | Transportation | Trains and stations | empty | vocab | ||
| 24.50 | Transportation | The pronoun y | pronouns | y | y | |
| 24.60 | Transportation | Taking a taxi | empty | vocab | ||
| 24.71 | Transportation | -rir verbs | sup | verbs | présent | ouvrir, couvrir, découvrir, offrir, recouvrir, rouvrir, souffrir |
| 24.72 | Transportation | -rir verbs | sup | verbs | passé composé | ouvrir, couvrir, découvrir, offrir, recouvrir, rouvrir, souffrir |
| 24.73 | Transportation | -rir verbs | sup | verbs | présent | courir |
| 24.74 | Transportation | -rir verbs | sup | verbs | passé composé | courir |
| 24.75 | Transportation | -rir verbs | sup | verbs | présent | mourir |
| 24.76 | Transportation | -rir verbs | sup | verbs | passé composé | mourir |
| 24.77 | Transportation | -rir verbs | sup | verbs | présent | acquérir |
| 24.78 | Transportation | -rir verbs | sup | verbs | passé composé | acquérir |
| 24.80 | Transportation | Text | empty | text | ||
| 24.90 | Transportation | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 25.00 | Everyday life | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 25.01 | Everyday life | Daily life in France | empty | culture | ||
| 25.10 | Everyday life | Pronominal verbs | pronouns | reflexive pronouns | me, te, se, nous, vous | |
| 25.10 | Everyday life | Pronominal verbs | verbs | présent | se laver, s'aimer, | |
| 25.11 | Everyday life | Pronominal verbs | verbs | futur proche | se laver, s'aimer, | |
| 25.12 | Everyday life | Pronominal verbs | verbs | passé composé | se laver, s'aimer, | |
| 25.13 | Everyday life | Pronominal verbs | verbs | présent | se souvenir | |
| 25.14 | Everyday life | Pronominal verbs | verbs | passé composé | se souvenir | |
| 25.20 | Everyday life | Waking up and getting yourself ready (with reflexive verbs) | verbs | passé composé | misc, passé composé of reflexive verbs | |
| 25.30 | Everyday life | devoir, falloir & avoir besoin de | verbs | présent | avoir besoin de | |
| 25.31 | Everyday life | devoir, falloir & avoir besoin de | verbs | présent | devoir | |
| 25.32 | Everyday life | devoir, falloir & avoir besoin de | verbs | présent | falloir | |
| 25.40 | Everyday life | Dormir | sup | verbs | présent | dormir, endormir, s'endormir |
| 25.41 | Everyday life | Dormir | sup | verbs | passé composé | dormir, endormir, s'endormir |
| 25.50 | Everyday life | Text | empty | text | ||
| 25.60 | Everyday life | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 26.00 | Rural life | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 26.10 | Rural life | Rural France | empty | culture | ||
| 26.11 | Rural life | Farms | empty | vocab | ||
| 26.20 | Rural life | To follow | verbs | présent | suivre, suivi, poursuite, poursuivant | |
| 26.21 | Rural life | To follow | verbs | passé composé | suivre, suivi, poursuite, poursuivant | |
| 26.30 | Rural life | Camping | empty | vocab | ||
| 26.40 | Rural life | To live | verbs | présent | vivre | |
| 26.41 | Rural life | To live | verbs | passé composé | vivre | |
| 26.42 | Rural life | To be born | verbs | présent | naître, naissance, renaissance, natalité, naissant(e) | |
| 26.43 | Rural life | To be born | verbs | passé composé | naître, naissance, renaissance, natalité, naissant(e) | |
| 26.50 | Rural life | Animal actions | vocab | misc | ||
| 26.51 | Rural life | Interacting with animals | vocab | misc | ||
| 26.60 | Rural life | Pronominal verbs with perfect tenses | verbs | passé composé | se laver, s'aimer, se parler, se téléphoner, se coucher | |
| 26.61 | Rural life | Pronominal verbs with perfect tenses | verbs | passé composé | ecrire | |
| 26.62 | Rural life | Pronominal verbs with perfect tenses | verbs | passé composé | se souvenir | |
| 26.70 | Rural life | Farm animals | empty | vocab | ||
| 26.80 | Rural life | Text | empty | text | ||
| 26.90 | Rural life | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 27.00 | Food and drink | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 27.10 | Food and drink | -ger verbs | verbs | présent | manger, changer, exiger, nager, soulager, voyager | |
| 27.20 | Food and drink | Common foods | vocab | misc | ||
| 27.21 | Food and drink | To drink | verbs | présent | boire | |
| 27.22 | Food and drink | Drinks | vocab | misc | ||
| 27.30 | Food and drink | The partitive article | determiners | partitive articles | de, du, de la, de l', des | |
| 27.40 | Food and drink | Some of it | pronouns | en | en | |
| 27.50 | Food and drink | Cooking | empty | vocab | ||
| 27.60 | Food and drink | To put (mettre) | verbs | présent | mettre | |
| 27.61 | Food and drink | Derived words | sup | verbs | présent | admettre, commettre, compromettre, démettre, se démettre, émettre, omettre, permettre, promettre, réadmettre, remettre, soumettre, transmettre |
| 27.62 | Food and drink | Related expressions | sup | verbs | phrases using mettre | |
| 27.63 | Food and drink | Supplementary examples | sup | verbs | phrases using verbs derived from mettre | |
| 27.70 | Food and drink | Fruits and vegetables | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 27.71 | Food and drink | Meat and seafood | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 27.72 | Food and drink | Dessert | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 27.73 | Food and drink | Other foods | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 27.80 | Food and drink | Text | empty | text | ||
| 27.90 | Food and drink | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 28.00 | Dining | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 28.01 | Dining | Dining in France | empty | culture | ||
| 28.10 | Dining | Vocabulary | vocab | misc | ||
| 28.20 | Dining | To want and to be able to | verbs | présent | vouloir | |
| 28.21 | Dining | To want and to be able to | verbs | présent | pouvoir | |
| 28.22 | Dining | To want and to be able to | verbs | passé composé | pouvoir | |
| 28.23 | Dining | Supplementary usage notes | sup | verbs | présent | pouvoir |
| 28.25 | Dining | Supplementary usage notes | sup | verbs | passé composé | pouvoir |
| 28.30 | Dining | Dining at a restaurant | vocab | misc | ||
| 28.40 | Dining | To serve | verbs | présent | servir | |
| 28.41 | Dining | To serve | verbs | passé composé | servir | |
| 28.42 | Dining | Supplementary usage notes | sup | verbs | présent | servir, desservir |
| 28.43 | Dining | Supplementary usage notes | sup | verbs | passé composé | servir, desservir |
| 28.50 | Dining | -cer verbs | verbs | présent | commencer | |
| 28.51 | Dining | Other -cer verbs | sup | verbs | infinitive | too many to list here |
| 28.60 | Dining | Silverware and the table | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 28.70 | Dining | To take, to eat, to drink | empty | verbs | infinitive | prendre |
| 28.80 | Dining | Quantities | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 28.90 | Dining | Text | empty | text | ||
| 28.91 | Dining | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 29.00 | Communication | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 29.10 | Communication | -aître verbs | verbs | présent | connaître | |
| 29.11 | Communication | Related words | sup | vocab | connaissance, connu, inconnu, | |
| 29.12 | Communication | Other -aître verbs | sup | verbs | présent | too many to list here |
| 29.13 | Communication | Other -aître verbs | sup | verbs | passé composé | too many to list here |
| 29.14 | Communication | To know | verbs | présent | savoir | |
| 29.15 | Communication | To know | verbs | présent | connaître | |
| 29.20 | Communication | Phone calls | vocab | |||
| 29.21 | Communication | Téléphoner and appeler | verbs | présent | téléphoner | |
| 29.22 | Communication | Téléphoner and appeler | verbs | passé composé | téléphoner | |
| 29.23 | Communication | Téléphoner and appeler | verbs | passé composé | appeler | |
| 29.24 | Communication | To say | verbs | présent | dire | |
| 29.25 | Communication | To say | verbs | passé composé | dire | |
| 29.26 | Communication | To say | verbs | futur proche | dire | |
| 29.27 | Communication | Verbs conjugated similarly to dire | sup | verbs | présent | contredire, interdire, médire, prédire, dédire, maudire |
| 29.28 | Communication | Verbs conjugated similarly to dire | sup | verbs | passé composé | contredire, interdire, médire, prédire, dédire, maudire |
| 29.30 | Communication | vocab | misc | |||
| 29.31 | Communication | To send | sup | verbs | présent | envoyer |
| 29.32 | Communication | To send | sup | verbs | futur proche | envoyer |
| 29.40 | Communication | -cevoir verbs | sup | verbs | présent | recevoir, apercevoir, concevoir, décevoir, percevoir, repercevoir |
| 29.41 | Communication | -cevoir verbs | sup | verbs | passé composé | recevoir, apercevoir, concevoir, décevoir, percevoir, repercevoir |
| 29.50 | Communication | Computers and the Internet | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 29.60 | Communication | To call | sup | verbs | présent | appeler, (se) rappeler, appel, rappel |
| 29.61 | Communication | To call | sup | verbs | passé composé | appeler, (se) rappeler, appel, rappel |
| 29.70 | Communication | Text | empty | text | ||
| 29.80 | Communication | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 30.00 | Vacations | Present indicative | review | verbs | présent | parler |
| 30.01 | Vacations | Present indicative | review | verbs | présent | finir |
| 30.02 | Vacations | Present indicative | review | verbs | présent | vendre |
| 30.10 | Vacations | Travel | review | vocab | misc | |
| 30.20 | Vacations | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 30.21 | Vacations | Vacations in France | empty | culture | ||
| 30.22 | Vacations | Geography | vocab | misc | ||
| 30.30 | Vacations | Simple future | verbs | futur simple | voler | |
| 30.40 | Vacations | Airports and airplanes | vocab | misc | ||
| 30.41 | Vacations | Places | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 30.50 | Vacations | Geography prepositions | sup | prepositions | à, de, en, dans | |
| 30.60 | Vacations | Nationalities | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 30.70 | Vacations | Text | text | vacances au bord de la mer | ||
| 30.80 | Vacations | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 31.00 | Work | Present perfect | review | verbs | passé composé | finir |
| 31.01 | Work | Infinitives (used with other verbs) | review | verbs | infinitive | aimer |
| 31.02 | Work | Infinitives (used with other verbs) | review | verbs | infinitive | vouloir |
| 31.03 | Work | Infinitives (used with other verbs) | review | verbs | infinitive | faire |
| 31.10 | Work | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 31.20 | Work | Work life in France | empty | culture | ||
| 31.30 | Work | At work | vocab | misc | ||
| 31.31 | Work | The office | empty | vocab | ||
| 31.32 | Work | Professions | sup | vocab | misc | |
| 31.33 | Work | Office supplies | empty | vocab | ||
| 31.40 | Work | Unemployment | text | Le chômage | ||
| 31.50 | Work | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 32.00 | Health | Illness | vocab | misc | ||
| 32.10 | Health | Simple Future of Irregular Verbs | verbs | simple future | venir, devenir, revenir | |
| 32.20 | Health | Issuing Commands in French | verbs | imperative | parler, regarder | |
| 32.30 | Health | Adverbs (Formation & placement) | adverbs | formation & placement | ainsi, bien, complètement, constamment, gentiment, jamais, lentement, mal, mieux, pis, poliment, précisément, récemment, tellement, vraiment | |
| 32.40 | Health | Visiting the Doctor | vocab | misc | ||
| 32.41 | Health | Visiting the Dentist | vocab | misc | ||
| 32.50 | Health | Body parts | vocab | misc | ||
| 32.51 | Health | Body position | vocab | misc | ||
| 32.52 | Health | Common sentences | vocab | misc | ||
| 32.70 | Health | Body Parts - Visual Memorization | exercise | |||
| 33.00 | Money | Personal Pronouns Review | review | pronouns | personal | me, m', te, t', le, l', la, l', nous, vous, les, lui, leur, y, en |
| 33.10 | Money | Commands with Pronouns | pronouns | disjunctive / emphatic | moi, toi | |
| 33.20 | Money | Present Conditional | verbs | présent conditional | réussir | |
| 33.30 | Money | Forms of Payment | vocab | misc | ||
| 33.40 | Money | Economics | empty | vocab | ||
| 33.50 | Money | Handling Money | empty | vocab | ||
| 33.60 | Money | Going to a Bank | empty | vocab | ||
| 34.00 | Youth | Imperfect | verbs | imparfait | jouer | |
| 34.01 | Youth | Imperfect | verbs | imparfait | finir | |
| 34.02 | Youth | Imperfect | verbs | imparfait | attendre | |
| 34.10 | Youth | Possesive Pronouns | pronouns | possessive | le mien, le tien, le sien, le nôtre, le vôtre, le leur, la mienne, la tienne, la sienne, la nôtre, la vôtre, la leur, les miens, les tiens, les siens, les nôtres, les vôtres, les leurs, les miennes, les tiennes, les siennes, les nôtres, les vôtres, les leurs | |
| 34.20 | Youth | Stem Changing Verbs Review | review | verbs | unspecified | -exer verbs |
| 34.21 | Youth | Stem Changing Verbs Review | review | verbs | unspecified | -éxer verbs |
| 34.22 | Youth | Stem Changing Verbs Review | review | verbs | unspecified | -yer verbs |
| 34.23 | Youth | Stem Changing Verbs Review | review | verbs | unspecified | -yer verbs |
| 34.24 | Youth | Stem Changing Verbs Review | review | verbs | unspecified | -cer verbs |
| 34.25 | Youth | Stem Changing Verbs Review | review | verbs | unspecified | -ger verbs |
| 34.30 | Youth | Children's Games and Toys | vocab | misc | ||
| 34.40 | Youth | The Carnival | empty | vocab | ||
| 34.50 | Youth | French Children's Poems, Songs, and Stories | text | “Petit Papa Noël” | ||
| 35.00 | Adolescence | Pronominal verbs | review | verbs | présent | se laver, s'aimer, |
| 35.01 | Adolescence | Pronominal verbs | review | verbs | passé composé | se laver, s'aimer, |
| 35.02 | Adolescence | Pronominal verbs | review | verbs | présent | se souvenir |
| 35.03 | Adolescence | Pronominal verbs | review | verbs | passé composé | se souvenir |
| 35.10 | Adolescence | Imparfait and passé composé | review | verbs | imparfait | être |
| 35.11 | Adolescence | Imparfait and passé composé | review | verbs | passé composé | être |
| 35.12 | Adolescence | Imparfait and passé composé | review | verbs | imparfait | jouer, briller, passer, parler |
| 35.13 | Adolescence | Imparfait and passé composé | review | verbs | passé composé | jouer, briller, passer, parler |
| 35.14 | Adolescence | Imparfait and passé composé | review | verbs | imparfait | crier |
| 35.15 | Adolescence | Imparfait and passé composé | review | verbs | passé composé | crier |
| 35.16 | Adolescence | Imparfait and passé composé | review | verbs | passé composé | réussir |
| 35.17 | Adolescence | Imparfait and passé composé | review | verbs | imparfait | venir |
| 35.18 | Adolescence | Imparfait and passé composé | review | verbs | passé composé | venir |
| 35.19 | Adolescence | Imparfait and passé composé | review | verbs | passé composé | faire |
| 35.20 | Adolescence | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 35.30 | Adolescence | Adolescence in France | empty | culture | ||
| 35.40 | Adolescence | Vocabulary | vocab | misc | ||
| 35.50 | Adolescence | Plus-que-parfait | verbs | plus-que-parfait | donner | |
| 35.51 | Adolescence | Plus-que-parfait | verbs | plus-que-parfait | appeler | |
| 35.60 | Adolescence | Dates | empty | vocab | ||
| 35.70 | Adolescence | Text | empty | text | ||
| 35.80 | Adolescence | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 36.00 | Historical France | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 36.10 | Historical France | Interrogative pronouns | empty | pronouns | interrogative | |
| 36.20 | Historical France | Simple past of regular verbs | verbs | passé simple | danser | |
| 36.21 | Historical France | Simple past of regular verbs | verbs | passé simple | dormir | |
| 36.22 | Historical France | Simple past of regular verbs | verbs | passé simple | partir, sentir, sortir | |
| 36.23 | Historical France | Simple past of regular verbs | verbs | passé simple | servir | |
| 36.24 | Historical France | Simple past of regular verbs | verbs | passé simple | couvrir, découvrir, offrir, ouvrir, souffrir | |
| 36.25 | Historical France | Simple past of regular verbs | verbs | passé simple | combattre | |
| 36.26 | Historical France | Simple past of regular verbs | verbs | passé simple | rompre | |
| 36.27 | Historical France | Simple past of regular verbs | verbs | passé simple | suivre | |
| 36.30 | Historical France | French history | empty | vocab | ||
| 36.40 | Historical France | French history | empty | text | ||
| 36.50 | Historical France | Text | empty | text | ||
| 36.60 | Historical France | Exercises | exercise | |||
| 37.00 | Revolutionary France | Relative pronouns qui and que | pronouns | relative | qui, que | |
| 37.10 | Revolutionary France | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 37.20 | Revolutionary France | Simple past of irregular verbs | verbs | passé simple | too many to list | |
| 37.30 | Revolutionary France | The Industrial Revolution | empty | vocab | ||
| 37.40 | Revolutionary France | The Enlightenment | empty | vocab | ||
| 37.50 | Revolutionary France | Text | empty | text | ||
| 37.60 | Revolutionary France | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 38.00 | Modern France | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 38.10 | Modern France | Past conditional | verbs | conditionnel passé | aller | |
| 38.20 | Modern France | Comparative | adjectives | comparative | plus, moins, aussi, autant | |
| 38.21 | Modern France | Comparative | adverbs | comparative | plus, moins, aussi, autant | |
| 38.30 | Modern France | Superlative | empty | adjectives | superlative | le / la plus, moins, meilleur(e)(s) / mieux / pire |
| 38.40 | Modern France | Asking questions | empty | sentences | ||
| 38.50 | Modern France | The 20th century | empty | vocab | ||
| 38.60 | Modern France | 20th century advancements and changes | empty | vocab | ||
| 38.70 | Modern France | Text | empty | text | ||
| 38.80 | Modern France | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 39.00 | Current events | Dialogue | empty | dialogue | ||
| 39.10 | Current events | Future perfect | verbs | futur antérieur | parler (aux vb = avoir), passer (aux vb = être) | |
| 39.20 | Current events | Demonstrative pronouns | empty | pronouns | demonstrative | ceci, cela, ça, celui |
| 39.30 | Current events | Stating if | empty | sentences | ||
| 39.40 | Current events | News | vocab | misc | ||
| 39.50 | Current events | Social problems | vocab | misc | ||
| 39.60 | Current events | French government | text | |||
| 39.70 | Current events | French politics | text | |||
| 39.80 | Current events | Exercises | empty | exercise | ||
| 40.00 | Slavery under Napoleon | L'esclavage sous Napoléon | text | |||
| 40.10 | Slavery under Napoleon | Questions de compréhension | exercise | |||
| 40.20 | Slavery under Napoleon | Grammaire et vocabulaire | adverbs | quant à, lors de | ||
| 40.30 | Slavery under Napoleon | Grammaire et vocabulaire | pronouns | demonstrative | ceux-ci, celui-ci, celle-ci, celles-ci | |
| 40.40 | Slavery under Napoleon | Activités écrites | exercise | |||
| 41.00 | Algerian War of Independence | Text | text | |||
| 41.10 | Algerian War of Independence | Questions de compréhension | exercise | |||
| 41.20 | Algerian War of Independence | Grammaire et vocabulaire | sentences | Il s'agit de | ||
| 41.30 | Algerian War of Independence | Grammaire et vocabulaire | adjectives | dû (devoir) | ||
| 41.40 | Algerian War of Independence | Le Début des Hostilités | text | |||
| 41.50 | Algerian War of Independence | Questions de compréhension | exercise | |||
| 42.00 | Candide (or Optimism) | Text | text | |||
| 42.10 | Candide (or Optimism) | Rappel: L'imparfait | verbs | imparfait | misc | |
| 42.20 | Candide (or Optimism) | Monsieur était...car... | sentences | conjugation | car | |
| 43.00 | Dreams of a solitary walker | Text | text | |||
| 44.00 | Boule de Suif | Le Portrait de Boule de Suif | text | |||
| 44.10 | Boule de Suif | Questions de compréhension | exercise | |||
| 44.20 | Boule de Suif | Être au passé simple | verbs | passé simple | être | |
| 44.30 | Boule de Suif | Activités écrites | exercise | |||
| 44.40 | Boule de Suif | Ouverture sur le monde littéraire | exercise | |||
| 45.00 | The Flowers of Evil | Les Fleurs du Mal | text | |||
| 45.10 | The Flowers of Evil | Questions de compréhension | exercise | |||
| 45.20 | The Flowers of Evil | Adjectifs | exercise | misc | ||
| 45.30 | The Flowers of Evil | Activité écrite | exercise | |||
| 45.40 | The Flowers of Evil | Inversion | verbs | imparfait | avoir | |
| 45.41 | The Flowers of Evil | Inversion | verbs | présent | être | |
| 45.42 | The Flowers of Evil | Inversion | verbs | futur simple | téléphoner | |
| 45.43 | The Flowers of Evil | Inversion | verbs | infinitive | aller | |
| 45.44 | The Flowers of Evil | Inversion | verbs | imparfait | voir | |
| 45.45 | The Flowers of Evil | Inversion | verbs | passé composé | voir | |
| 46.00 | Tomorrow at Dawn | Demain, dès l'aube | text | |||
| 46.10 | Tomorrow at Dawn | Questions de compréhension | exercise | |||
| 46.20 | Tomorrow at Dawn | Quelques mots de négation | adverbs | negation | sans rien..., ne ... ni ... ni ... | |
| 47.00 | Agreement of past participles with avoir | Rappel: les pronoms directs et indirects | pronouns | object | me, m', te, t', le, l', la, l', nous, vous, les, lui, leur | |
| 47.00 | Agreement of past participles with avoir | Règle de grammaire | verbs | auxiliary | avoir | |
| 47.10 | Agreement of past participles with avoir | Translation | sup | exercise | ||
| 47.20 | Agreement of past participles with avoir | Corrections | sup | exercise |
Notes edit
- The fractional part of the "Section Number" above is an arbitrary value used to sort the table rows into the correct order and is not related to the "real" section numbers in the book.
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