This story and workbook will introduce you to 160 French words and phrases, and to ten basic concepts of French grammar and language. Read about Noisette, a little cat who lives in Paris with the ‘grand-mère’, an elderly woman who loves to paint. Every lesson contains a short story, with French words embedded and translated in the text. After the reading, memorize the new words, learn a bit of grammar and do a short grammar exercise. Also included are ‘fill in the blanks’ pages for practise or testing, a complete list of vocabulary, and extra review ideas. Note: as this is not an audio product, the teacher/parent must have a prior basic knowledge of how to pronounce French words. Bonus! Now included are notebooking pages featuring cat silhouettes - useful for vocabulary lists, written assignments, etc.

For beginner or early level French students, here is a solid introduction to the two most-used French verbs (‘to be’ and ‘to have’) as well as to the ‘first group’ of French verbs. Noisette the cat narrates a simple text and workbook in which the student learns about French verbs in short sections. Each section has a corresponding ‘Practise Sheet’ to reinforce and review the material (23 in total). Upon completion of this book, the student will have a thorough knowledge of ‘être’ ‘avoir’ and the er-verbs in the present tense. General topics include: How to conjugate a verb Matching verbs and subjects Using masculine and feminine pronouns and nouns and matching them to the verb Using the correct form of ‘you’ Simple sentences Why er-verbs belong to the ‘first group’ Common technical terms such as first person plural, infinitive, root etc. How to conjugate any verb from the first group This book is the logical next step after completing ‘Beginner’s French with Noisette the Cat’. Bonus! Now included are notebooking pages featuring cat silhouettes - useful for vocabulary lists, written assignments, etc.

For early level French students, here is a solid introduction to thirteen much-used French verbs. Part One teaches the student to use Aller, Lire, Dire, Faire, Suivre and Écrire. Part Two teaches Savoir, Connaître, Voir, Finir, Terminer, Courir and Dormir. Noisette the cat narrates a simple text and workbook which is divided into short sections. Each section has a corresponding ‘Practise Sheet’ to reinforce and review the material (23 in total). Upon completion of this book, the student will have a thorough knowledge of the verbs mentioned above (in the present tense), as well as other general information about French verbs. A full answer key and vocabulary list are also included. General topics include: Brief review of the material in ‘Introduction to French Verbs’ (use of common technical terms such as first person plural, infinitive, root etc.) How to identify, conjugate and use verbs that belong to the second and third groups Regular and irregular verbs, and their endings French verbs that have similar meanings (Finir/Terminer and Savoir/Connaître) Simple sentences Brief introduction to present participles This book is the logical next step after completing ‘Introduction to French Verbs with Noisette the Cat’. Bonus! Now included are notebooking pages featuring cat silhouettes - useful for vocabulary lists, written assignments, etc.

This story and workbook will introduce you to 100 common French phrases, and to ten basic concepts of French grammar and language. Read about Noisette, a little cat who lives in Paris with the grand-mère, an elderly woman who loves to paint. In this story, they take a journey to visit the grand-mère’s son in Nevers. Every lesson contains a short ‘story’, with French words embedded and translated in the text. After reading, memorize the new terms and learn a bit of grammar. Also included are ‘fill in the blanks’ pages for practise or testing, a complete list of vocabulary, and extra review ideas. Note: as this is not an audio product, the teacher/parent must have a prior basic knowledge of how to pronounce French words.

Les Trois Mousquetaires transports the reader to 17th century France, where the young and daring d’Artagnan has taken the first step toward finding fame and fortune as a musketeer. But who can he trust? What unwritten codes of conduct drive the greedy ambitions and sly plots of the powerful people he encounters? Will he survive duels and intrigue, and find friendship, or true love? This classic adventure novel is perfect for advanced French students, who will enjoy an imitable blend of history and fiction, character and action, driving story-telling and brilliant language. Here you will find writing topics to accompany each chapter of the full two-volume novel. Read one chapter at a time. Complete the short French writing assignment that follows (no more than 100 words) according to the approach you have chosen (shorter and longer versions are included). Use the discussion topics to practice your oral French and to explore major themes of the novel, or for further writing practice. Also included are drawings of the characters in full costume, from the Fellens and Dufour edition of 1849, and short summaries of each chapter (in French) to help you confirm that you’re keeping up with the plot as you go! Contents: · Instructions and About the Contents · Reading and Writing Questions Set A (shorter) · Reading and Writing Questions Set B (longer) · Grandes Thèmes à Contempler (Discussion) · Images des Personnages · Sommaire de Chapitres Note: the book is not included here, but can be read online for free.

This collection of French texts contains fourteen selections on the subject of ‘cats’, taken from Champfleury’s ‘Les Chats – Histoires, Mœurs, Observations, Anecdotes’ published in 1869. (Please note that although it dates from a previous century, the language remains appropriate for French written style.) Each two-page piece of writing addresses a specific topic in a thoughtful manner. Following each selection are: four reading comprehension questions, a dictée, phrases to translate, room for a vocabulary list and a place to write a ‘résumé’ of the text. The selections may be completed in any order – each one is unique and an effort has been made to avoid any repetition of vocabulary in the lists of phrases, so that a student may use this entire collection and continue to learn with each new topic.

Here are four practise sheets for each of 47 French verbs. These will be useful for daily verbs practise for advanced French students, who will review the présent, passé composé, passé simple, subjonctif present, impératif, conditionnel présent, imparfait, futur simple, and participe présent for each verb. For every verb in this collection, you will find: A review sheet to be filled in with the help of a reference such as ‘Bescherelle: La Conjugaison’ (Hatier). This sheet requires that the student review every person of the présent, passé composé, passé simple, and subjonctif présent for the given verb. A quiz sheet to be filled in without the help of a reference. This sheet may be filled in on the same day as the review sheet, or on the following day. The quiz sheet requires that the student correctly conjugate three random persons of each tense for the verb just studied, and write four sentences using the verb samples given. The student may replace a pronoun with a person’s name or other suitable noun if they prefer. (For example, instead of using ‘il a’ for a sentence, the student could use ‘George a’. A second review sheet to be filled in correctly using a reference. This sheet asks the student to review the impératif, conditionnel présent, imparfait, futur simple, and participe présent for the given verb. A second quiz sheet to be filled in without the help of a reference. This sheet may be filled in on the same day as the review sheet, or on the following day. The student may use the verb samples in the negative, if preferred, to allow for variety. Note: each set of pages is unique and cannot be interchanged with another. This set of worksheets contains four pages for each of the following verbs: Avoir, Être, Aimer, Placer, Lever, Céder, Payer, Finir, Aller, Venir, Mettre, Joindre, Faire, Connaître, Croire, Tenir, Dormir, Conclure, Plaire, Peser, Peindre, Mourir, Manger, Jeter, Dormir, Boire, Suivre, Courir, Recevoir, Voir, Pouvoir, Falloir, Pleuvoir, Savoir, Rendre, Prendre, Devoir, Apprécier, Vivre, Lire, Dire, Rire, Écrire, Cuire, Créer, Battre, Vaincre

This AUDIO file is meant to be used with Early Intermediate French Mini-lesson: Mermaids. The file contains the reading and dictation for this mini-lesson. The Dictée is found after the reading, roughly at the 45 second mark. This AUDIO features the voice of Élise Kennedy. The AUDIO and mini-lesson can be purchased in a bundle.

This AUDIO file is meant to be used with Early Intermediate French Mini-lesson: Horses. The file contains the reading and dictation for this mini-lesson. The Dictée is found after the reading, roughly at the 1 minute mark. This AUDIO features the voice of Élise Kennedy. The AUDIO and mini-lesson can be purchased in a bundle.

This AUDIO file is meant to be used with Early Intermediate French Mini-lesson: Water. The file contains the reading and dictation for this mini-lesson. The Dictée is found after the reading, roughly at the 55 second mark. This AUDIO features the voice of Élise Kennedy. The AUDIO and mini-lesson can be purchased in a bundle.

This AUDIO file is meant to be used with Early Intermediate French Mini-lesson: The Head. The file contains the reading and dictation for this mini-lesson. The Dictée is found after the reading, roughly at the 1 minute mark. This AUDIO features the voice of Pierre Pagé. The AUDIO and mini-lesson can be purchased in a bundle.

Here are pages to help you study and test your knowledge of 38 French verbs. For each verb, there are six pages. The first page (for the présent and passé composé) is to be filled out with the help of a reference guide, such as ‘Bescherelle: La Conjugaison’ (Hatier). You will use this sheet to study the verb in those two tenses, so copy them out carefully! At the bottom of the page, you must write three simple sentences to show that you know what this verb means and how to use the two tenses. The second and third sheets are for testing purposes. Quiz 1 is identical to the very first page, only it is labelled as a quiz and requires that the student fill out the entire verb in order, from memory. The student must also indicate what the verb means in English, in the infinitive. Quiz 2 is more of a challenge. The verbs are in reverse order (the passé composé comes first) and the persons are in random order (instead of the predictable ‘je, tu, il/elle, etc’ it is written ‘vous, je, ils/elles, etc.’). Again the student must write three sentences to show that they can actually use the verb and have not simply memorised it without knowing what it’s for. The following three sheets follow the same pattern for the same verb, but review and test the imparfait and futur simple. The quizzes are labelled Quiz 3 and Quiz 4.

Les tempêtes de neige, qui se produisent rarement dans les plaines de la France, et n’y sont guère dangereuses, sont, au contraire, fréquentes et terribles dans les montagnes et dans les plaines désolées des régions polaires . . . Put on your warmest sweater, and brace yourself! Here you will read about thermometers, storms, ice, extreme temperatures, natural drama, and historical accounts about famous people and places that were witness to winter’s ‘blast’! Two of the ten selections also focus on extreme heat. This advanced-level French workbook contains excerpts from ‘Les Grands Froids’, written in 1880 by Émile Bouant. Each 1-2 page reading selection is followed by five comprehension questions and a chart for vocabulary. There are also two bonus readings and assignments.

Here are 78 days of guided French writing practise for intermediate students. For each day, the student is given eight words. The student is also given a sentence ‘type’, for example, ‘a simple sentence in the present tense’ or ‘a sentence containing the word donc’. A brief grammatical explanation (when necessary) and one or more examples follow. The ‘type’ of sentence remains the same for three days in a row. Continue to practise writing that ‘type‘ of sentence, using the new list of words for each day. Students may begin at the beginning and complete the exercises in consecutive order, or teachers may choose a ‘style’ and assign it. Teachers may, of course, add additional parameters to each assignment (such as ‘donc’, using the imparfait). These short assignments allow students with a good foundation knowledge of French to make diligent, regular efforts to write. By following the guidelines, students will practise writing within specific boundaries of style and vocabulary, helping to avoid boredom and repetition in their composition. It only takes one day to begin, and before long, you will have completed an incredible 78 days of writing French sentences!

This short mini-lesson is suitable for students who are taking first steps into intermediate French. It can be used over one to three days to review or introduce vocabulary, practise combining reading, listening and writing, and conjugate a verb in three tenses. The mini-lesson contains: · one short text in French · a translation of the text in English · a list of vocabulary (words and phrases) from the text to be translated either from English to French or from French to English, and memorized · assignments (writing in French using your new vocabulary, other short grammar review exercises, etc.) · a verb to be reviewed (‘se trouver’) with a verb conjugation page to complete in the présent, imparfait and futur simple. Note: an AUDIO file is available (see bundle) to help complete Dictée and Reading assignments, or the teacher may read the texts themselves.

This short mini-lesson is suitable for students who are taking first steps into intermediate French. It can be used over one to three days to review or introduce vocabulary, practise combining reading, listening and writing, and conjugate a verb in three tenses. The mini-lesson contains: · one short text in French · a translation of the text in English · a list of vocabulary (words and phrases) from the text to be translated either from English to French or from French to English, and memorized · assignments (writing in French using your new vocabulary, other short grammar review exercises, etc.) · a verb to be reviewed (‘croire’) with a verb conjugation page to complete in the présent, imparfait and futur simple. Note: an AUDIO file is available (see bundle) to help complete Dictée and Reading assignments, or the teacher may read the texts themselves.

This short mini-lesson is suitable for students who are taking first steps into intermediate French. It can be used over one to three days to review or introduce vocabulary, practise combining reading, listening and writing, and conjugate a verb in three tenses. The mini-lesson contains: · one short text in French · a translation of the text in English · a list of vocabulary (words and phrases) from the text to be translated either from English to French or from French to English, and memorized · assignments (writing in French using your new vocabulary, other short grammar review exercises, etc.) · a verb to be reviewed (‘décider’) with a verb conjugation page to complete in the présent, imparfait and futur simple. Note: an AUDIO file is available (see bundle) to help complete Dictée and Reading assignments, or the teacher may read the texts themselves.

This short mini-lesson is suitable for students who are taking first steps into intermediate French. It can be used over one to three days to review or introduce vocabulary, practise combining reading, listening and writing, and conjugate a verb in three tenses. The mini-lesson contains: · one short text in French · a translation of the text in English · a list of vocabulary (words and phrases) from the text to be translated either from English to French or from French to English, and memorized · assignments (writing in French using your new vocabulary, other short grammar review exercises, etc.) · a verb to be reviewed (‘boire’) with a verb conjugation page to complete in the présent, imparfait and futur simple. Note: an AUDIO file is available (see bundle) to help complete Dictée and Reading assignments, or the teacher may read the texts themselves.

This short mini-lesson is suitable for students who are taking first steps into intermediate French. It can be used over one to three days to review or introduce vocabulary, practise combining reading, listening and writing, and conjugate a verb in three tenses. The mini-lesson contains: · one short text in French · a translation of the text in English · a list of vocabulary (words and phrases) from the text to be translated either from English to French or from French to English, and memorized · assignments (writing in French using your new vocabulary, other short grammar review exercises, etc.) · a verb to be reviewed (‘attendre’) with a verb conjugation page to complete in the présent, passé composé and future simple. Note: an AUDIO file is available (see bundle) to help complete Dictée and Reading assignments, or the teacher may read the texts themselves.