French Course Part 4 Horan & Wheeler

CONTENTS

1. Present tense. Imperative mood. Future tense. Futur proche. Use of de.

2. Perfect tense. Imperfect tense. Preterite tense. Passé récent.

3. Verbs followed by Simple Infinitive. Verbs followed by à and Infinitive. Verbs followed by de and Infinitive. Verbs like demander. A + Infinitive with Passive function. Noun + de + Infinitive. Impersonal expressions followed by de and Infinitive. Conditional tense.

4. Negative adverbs. Omission of ne. Personne and rien as Subject. Negative Infinitive. Ne .. que. Plus de, moins de. It is – c’est, il (elle) est.

5. Present Participles. En + Present Participle. Tout en + Present Participle. Present Participle used as an Adjective. Translation of English Verb Forms in -ing. Pluperfect tense.

6. Agreement of Past Participle. Perfect Participle. Past Participle used as an Adjective. Nouns formed from Past Participles. Past Participles like assis. Valoir.

7. Use of pour, sans, avant de, au lieu de with Infinitive. Use of après with the Perfect Infinitive. Use of Perfect Infinitive after verbs like remercier. Other uses of the Perfect Infinitive. Mourir. Naitre.

8. Pronoun Objects – Conjunctive (Direct, Indirect, Reflexive). Position and Order of Pronoun Objects. Disjunctive Pronouns. Emphatic Pronouns. Craindre.

9. Si clauses – si with Present tense and Imperfect tense. Conditional Perfect tense. Plaire.

10. Use of Definite Article. Such – tel; si. Procbain, dernier. Se taire.

11. Future tense in Time Clauses. Future Perfect tense. Verbs taking a before a Noun. Verbs taking de before a Noun. Battre.

12. Use of pendant. Depuis with Present tense and· with Imperfect tense. Use of tout. Fuir.

13. Interrogative Pronouns – qui, qu’est-ce qui, que, qu’est-ce que, quoi, lequel. Interrogative Adjective quel. Possessive Pronouns – le mien, etc. Vivre.

14. Use of devoir and falloir. Some of + Plural Noun. Pronoun + de + Adjective. Each – chaque, chacun. Vaiocre.

15. Passive voice. The pronoun on. Reflexive verbs to render Passive voice. Reflexive verbs with Reciprocal function.

16. Relative Pronouns – qui, que, lequel, dont, duquel. Use of ce qui and ce que.

17. Use of the Subjunctive mood. Formation of the Present Subjunctive of Regular verbs.

18. Causative faire. Common faire expressions. Inversions.

19. Pouvoir. Pouvoir and savoir. Demonstrative Pronouns – celui, etc. Celui-ci, celui-la. Ce, cela, ceci.

20. Present Subjunctive of avoir and être. Perfect Subjunctive. Present Subjunctive of Irregular verbs.

Passages for Comprehension

Appendices:
1. Formation of Tenses
2. Infinitive Government
3. Verb Construction after Prepositions
4. Summary of Grammar
5. Numbers
6. French Alphabet and Punctuation Marks
7. Vocabulary Lists:
Prepositions Adjectives
Verbs used Reflexive
8. Special Verbs ending in -er
9. Irregular Verbs
French-English Vocabulary.
Englisb-French Vocabulary.
General Index.
Irregular Verb Reference.
Vocabulary Reference.

Category: French Course

Description

Description

NB: Available NOW in these formats – Kindle eBook and Print on demand Paperback & HardCover.

This new edition of Part IV of “A New French Course” is designed for students who have completed a Junior, School Certificate or Intermediate course and are proceeding with their senior studies.

There are twenty lessons in the book with an abundance of exercises in each. Many of the lessons lend themselves to an aural’…oral approach and if this method is used, many more exercises can be completed in class than if most of the lesson time is spent in writing.

The following synopsis should prove useful to teachers and students.

Each of the lessons contains:

A dialogue/comprehension passage
A grammar topic (with drill exercises)
Verb drill-regular and irregular
A prose translation
A pronunciation exercise
A vocabulary topic
A set of revision exercises

Each of the odd-numbered lessons contains:

An additional comprehension passage
A composition exercise

Each of the even-numbered lessons contains:

A reading passage
A ‘situation’ segment
A dictation

At the back of the book will be found additional comprehension exercises, as well as a comprehensive set of appendices summarising basic points of grammar.

The vocabulary of the book is extended beyond the Français élémentaire and incorporates many hundreds of new words that have been included in the lessons because of their high frequency in the language. With such a vocabulary at their command, students should be enabled to read widely in French.

We owe a special debt of gratitude to Dr V. Sauran of the University of New South Wales, who wrote many dialogues used in the book. A number of passages used are drawn from public examination papers. Many of them have their source in newspaper and magazine articles. Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to trace the origin of some of these. We would be pleased to receive information about them so that due acknowledgement may be made. We are also indebted to Monsieur D. Vever, Director of Studies at the Alliance Fran?aise, for several valuable suggestions.

We are hopeful that the book in this new edition will be welcomed by teachers and that students will find the material offered both interesting and stimulating.

Ron S. Horan

John R. Wheeler

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