Must Know High School Basic French

by Annie Heminway

Overview

The new Must Know series is like a lightning bolt to the brain


Every school subject has must know ideas, or essential concepts, that lie behind it. This book will use that fact to help you learn in a unique way. Most study guides start a chapter with a set of goals, often leaving the starting point unclear. In Must Know High School Basic French, however, each chapter will immediately introduce you to the must know idea, or ideas, that lie behind the new French topic. As you learn these must know ideas, the book will show you how to apply that knowledge to speaking, reading, and writing French.


Focused on the essential concepts of French, this accessible guide will help you develop a solid understanding of the subject quickly and painlessly. Clear explanations are accompanied by numerous examples and followed with more challenging aspects of French. Practical exercises close each chapter and will instill you with confidence in your growing French skills.


Must Know High School Basic French features:


•Each chapter begins with the must know ideas behind the new topic
•Extensive examples illustrate these must know ideas
•Students learn how to apply this new knowledge to speaking, reading, and writing French
•250 practical review questions instill confidence
•IRL (In Real Life) sidebars present real-life examples of the subject at work in culture, science, and history
•Special BTW (By the Way) sidebars provide study tips, exceptions to the rule, and issues students should pay extra attention to
•Bonus app includes 100 flashcards to reinforce what students have learned

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260453034
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/30/2020
Pages:	464
Sales rank:	1,036,520
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Annie Heminway teaches French literature, creative writing, translation, grammar, and online literature and writing courses at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. She is a Chevalier de L’Ordre des Palmes Académiques and the author of Better Reading French and Practice Makes Perfect French Pronouns and Prepositions.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

The Flashcard App-with Audiol xiii

1 Meeting People 1

Subject Pronouns 2

The Verbs être and avoir 3

Idiomatic Expressions with être and avoir 4

Cardinal Numbers 7

Common Greetings and Expressions 9

Dialogue Alice, je te présente Justin! Alice, meet Justin! 10

Exercises 13

Le coin des créateurs 19

Note culturelle 20

2 Languages and Nationalities 22

Introduction to Indefinite and Definite Articles 23

Possessive Adjectives 26

Introducing -er Verbs 28

Countries and Languages 32

Interrogative and Negative Sentences 33

Dialogue Quelle langue parlez-vous? What language do you speak? 35

Exercises 38

Le coin des créateurs 46

Note culturelle 47

3 The Verb Aller and Speaking About Time 49

Alier 50

Idiomatic Expressions with Aller 51

The Immediate Future 52

Time Words and Expressions 52

Telling Time 58

Introducing -re Verbs 60

Dialogue Vive les vacances! Long live vacations! 64

Exercises 66

Le coin des créateurs 75

Note culturelle 76

4 Nouns and Their Genders 78

Indefinite and Definite Articles 79

General Masculine Noun Endings 80

General Feminine Noun Endings 88

Geographic Names 95

Prepositions with Geographic Names 100

Dialogue 18 et 101 18 and 101 104

Exercises 107

Le coin des créateurs 114

Note culturelle 115

5 Asking Questions and Talking About the Immediate Past 117

Question Words 118

The -ir Verbs 119

The Verbs Tenir and Venir 122

The Immediate Past Tense 124

Negation Words 125

Demonstrative Adjectives 126

The Cardinal Numbers 60 to 100 127

Dialogue Quel est votre passe-temps favori? What's your favorite hobby? 129

Exercises 133

Le coin des créateurs 142

Note culturelle 143

6 The Verb Fair and Using Prepositions 145

Il y a 146

Faire 146

Weather Expressions 147

Idiomatic Expressions with Faire 149

Faire + Infinitive: La forme causative 151

Verbs with Prepositions 152

Dialogue Le réchauffement climatique te fait peur? Does climate change scare you? 159

Exercises 162

Le coin des créateurs 168

Note culturelle 169

7 Pronominal Verbs 171

Reflexive Pronominal Verbs 172

Reciprocal Pronominal Verbs 174

Passive Pronominal Verbs 174

Subjective Pronominal Verbs 176

Disjunctive Pronouns 177

Dialogue Dessine-moi une fleur… Draw me a flower… 180

Exercises 184

Le coin des créateurs 190

Note culturelle 191

8 Talking About the Past 193

Everyday Chores 194

The Passé Composé 195

Parts of the Home 206

Since, For, and Ago 207

Dialogue Télétravailler et coder en ligne Teleworking and coding online 210

Exercises 213

Le coin des créateurs 224

Note culturelle 225

9 To Know and How to Use Object Pronouns 228

Savoir vs. Connaître 229

Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns 230

The Order of Object Pronouns 234

Restrictions on the Use of Object Pronouns 235

En and Y 236

Object Pronouns with Compound Tenses 239

Dialogue Après-midi de bavardages! Some Afternoon Small Talk! 241

Exercises 245

Le coin des créateurs 251

Note culturelle 252

10 Discussing the Future and Making Plans 256

The Simple Future 257

Temporal Conjunctions 259

The Future Perfect Tense 260

The Verbs Vouloir, Pouvoir, and Devoir 261

Main Prepositions 264

Speaking About Directions 266

Phone Etiquette 269

Dialogue Service des objets trouvés Lost and Found Department 272

Exercises 277

Le coin des créateurs 284

Note culturelle 285

11 In Search of Lost Time…with French Past Tenses 289

The Imparfait 290

Imparfait vs. Passé Composé 292

Verbs Commonly Used in the Imperfect 293

The Conjunctions Quand, Lorsque, Pendant que, Aiors que, and Tandis que 294

The Pluperfect Tense 295

Making a Suggestion with si + on + imparfait 296

Using Depuis with the Imperfect 297

The Passé Simple 298

The Verb Manquer 300

Dialogue Souvenir, souvenirs… Memories, memories… 302

Exercises 310

Le coin des créateurs 318

Note culturelle 319

12 Thinking About the World in the Conditional Mood 322

The Conditionnel Présent 323

The Conditionnel Passé 326

The Verb Devoir in the Conditional 328

Dialogue Qu'est-ce que tu veux faire dans la vie? What do you want to do with your life? 330

Exercises 337

Le coin des créateurs 345

Note culturelle 346

13 The Subjunctive Mood and Relative Pronouns 348

The Subjonctif Présent 349

Les Pronoms Relatifs 361

Dialogue Décrocher un boulot chez Airbus et vivre à Toulouse Getting a job with Airbus and settling in Toulouse 366

Exercises 373

Le coin des créateurs 383

Note culturelle 384

14 Describing Things and Talking About Events 387

Qualitative Adjectives 388

Comparisons 395

Verbs Ending in -eindre and -aindre 397

Dialogue Rendez-vous à Comic Con Paris! Let's meet at Comic Con Paris! 398

Exercises 405

Le coin des créateurs 411

Note culturelle 412

Answer Key 415