FRENCH 3

 

Book:  C’est à Toi!  Level 2 

EMC/Paradigm Publishing, Saint Paul, Minnesota ©1998

 

CHAPTER 7

 

Functions

  • Asking for and giving information
  • Giving directions
  • Pointing out something
  • Stating a preference
  • Giving orders
  • Expressing astonishment and disbelief
  • Hypothesizing
  • Congratulating and commiserating
  • Expressing hope
  • Indicating knowing and not knowing
  • Inquiring about suggestions
  • Making suggestions
  • Giving opinions
  • Acknowledging thanks
  • Leaving someone

 

Grammar

  • Double object pronouns
  • Il y a + time expressions
  • Depuis + present tense
  • Present tense of the irregular verb savoir
  • Present tense of the irregular verb connaître

 

Vocabulary

  • Airport expressions
  • Train station expressions
  • Depuis + expression
  • Expressions of royalty

 

Culture

  • Arriving at the airport
  • Leaving from the airport
  • Blois
  • Traveling by train
  • Traveling by bike
  • Versailles
  • Tourist offices

 

CHAPTER 8

 

Functions

  • Asking for information
  • Giving information
  • Inquiring about details
  • Stating prices
  • Giving telephone numbers
  • Describing people you remember
  • Identifying nationalities
  • Describing past events
  • Describing daily routines
  • Expressing reassurance
  • Explaining something
  • Ordering food and beverages
  • Giving orders

 

Grammar

  • Stress pronouns
  • Imperfect tense
  • The adjective tout
  • Present tense of the irregular verb recevoir
  • Present tense of the irregular verb boire

 

Vocabulary

  • Hotel expressions
  • Youth hostels
  • Breakfast foods and beverages

 

Culture

  • Québec City
  • Hotel amenities
  • Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
  • Youth hostels
  • Montréal
  • Food service in hotels

 

CHAPTER 9

 

Functions

  • Asking for information
  • Identifying professions
  • Giving opinions
  • Describing physical traits
  • Expressing compliments
  • Recounting personal experiences
  • Giving information
  • Describing past events
  • Sequencing events
  • Hesitating
  • Describing talents and abilities
  • Expressing likes and dislikes
  • Hypothesizing
  • Telling location

 

Grammar

  • Interrogative pronouns
  • Present tense of the irregular verb croire
  • The imperfect and the passé composé
  • Present tense of the irregular verb vivre
  • The pronoun y

 

 

Vocabulary

  • Professions
  • Hero and heroine
  • Adjectives

 

Culture

  • Higher education
  • Isabelle Adjani
  • Gérard Depardieu
  • Pierre Curie
  • Marie Curie
  • Henri IV
  • Rouen
  • Hundred Years’ War
  • Patricia Kaas
  • Maryse Condé
  • Eric Cantona

 

CHAPTER 10

 

Functions

  • Comparing things
  • Agreeing and disagreeing
  • Making suggestions
  • Inviting
  • Refusing an invitation
  • Reporting
  • Sequencing events
  • Comparing people and things
  • Hypothesizing
  • Giving information
  • Telling location
  • Expressing emotions

 

Grammar

  • Conditional tense
  • Adverbs
  • Comparative adverbs
  • The pronoun en
  • Superlative adverbs

 

Vocabulary

  • French-speaking countries and islands
  • Nationalities
  • Continents
  • Bodies of water

Culture

  • Tahiti
  • Names of schools
  • Food in Martinique
  • Le bac
  • French Guiana
  • Madagascar
  • Chartres
  • Summer vacation
  • Beaches on the Riviera
  • Biarritz
  • Etretat

 

CHAPTER 11

 

Functions

  • Explaining a problem
  • Proposing solutions
  • Expressing intentions
  • Expressing hope
  • Telling locations
  • Making excuses
  • Giving opinions
  • Giving orders
  • Stating a warning
  • Hypothesizing
  • Asking for permission

 

Grammar

  • Verbs + infinitive
  • Present tense of the irregular verb conduire
  • Present tense of the irregular verb suivre
  • Conditional tense in sentences with si

 

Vocabulary

  • Current problems
  • Types of vehicles
  • Driving expressions
  • Road signs
  • Service station vocabulary
  • Parts of a car

 

Culture

  • Social problems
  • Driver’s licenses
  • French cars
  • International road signs
  • Service stations
  • Gasoline