Edited by Richard Gordon, this handy booklet comprises 56 pages detailing the 13+ French syllabus. It offers an explanation of grammatical definitions. It features a full set of verb tables. The booklet is an indispensable guide to the essential grammatical knowledge expected at Common Entrance. Pupils in their last two years will benefit enormously from having their own individual copy, and teachers and parents will immediately have to hand a clear summary of what is required.

 

This book is part of a book series called Iseb Grammar .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 69 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Hodder Education .

About the authors Richard Gordon was head of MFL at the Dragon School, Oxford for over a decade, and was an IAPS MFL coordinator, running residential and refresher courses. He then took over as Chief Setter of the French Common Academic Scholarship and 13+ Common Entrance examinations before becoming Head of Town Close House, Norwich. John Ellis worked for many years as a teacher of French and Classics at the Dragon School, Oxford, and is responsible for this latest version of French Vocabulary for Key Stage 3 and Common Entrance. About ISEB The Independent Schools Examinations Board (ISEB) offers examinations for pupils transferring from junior to independent senior schools at the age of 11+ and 13+. The syllabuses are devised and regularly monitored by ISEB, which is composed of representatives from the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, the Girl's School Association and the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools. They have been involved with the two previous editions of the course. Sylvia Honnor has taught French to a variety of students from schools and universities. She has also been an oral examiner and a member for many years of the Modern Languages committee of a major examining board Heather Mascie-Taylor is a French teacher and an educational writer, who has extensive experience in writing French course materials.

This book has the following chapters: CONTENTS1. Introduction2. Definitions3. Nouns and articles 3. 1 Nouns: masculine and feminine 3. 2 Nouns: singular and plural 3. 3 le, la, l', les 3. 4 un, une, des 3. 5 du, de la, de l', des 3. 6 de4. 'That' 4. 1 ca and cela5 Expressing Possession 5. 1 mon, ma, mes etc 5. 2 de + noun 5. 3 le, la, l', les + parts of body 6. Asking questions 6. 1 using your voice 6. 2 using est-ce que 6. 3 using n'est-ce pas? 6. 4 using inversion 6. 5 question forms 6. 6 quel7 Adjectives 7. 1 Agreement of adjectives 7. 2 Useful adjectives 7. 3 Position of adjectives 7. 4 Making comparisons 8 Adverbs 8. 1 Adverbs in use 8. 2 Formation of adverbs9 Negatives 9. 1 Never, not, nothing, no more etc. 9. 2 Position 9. 3 Perfect tense in the negative 9. 4 rien, jamais and personne 9. 5 After the negative 9. 6 pas on its own 10. Pronouns 10. 1 Subject pronouns 10. 2 le, la l', les (direct object pronouns) 10. 3 me, te, nous, vous 10. 4 Strong pronouns 10. 5 Order of pronouns11. Relative pronoun 11. 1 qui 12. Indefinate adjectives and pronouns 12. 1 quelque, quelques 12. 2 tout13. Prepositions 13. 1 a (to or at) 13. 2 de (of or from) 13. 3 en (in, by, to, made of) 13. 4 par (by) 13. 5 pour (by) 13. 6 Common prepositions describing position 13. 7 Prepositions with countries and towns 13. 8 Translating verbs with prepositions14. Numbers, dates, time and measurement 14. 1 Numbers 14. 2 First, second, third etc. 14. 3 Days of the week 14. 4 Months and seasons 14. 5 Dates 14. 6 Time (clock) 14. 7 Quantity 14. 8 Measurement 14. 9 Distance 14. 10 North, south, east, west 15. Weather 15. 1 Describing the weather16. Parts of the body 16. 1 le, la, l', les + parts of the body 16. 2 Reflexive verbs + parts of the bosy 16. 3 Describing pain or feeling 17. The Present Tense 17. 1 Use of the present 17. 2 How to form the present tense 17. 3 The present tense of avoir and etre 17. 4 Imperative or command form 18. The Present Tense 18. 1 Use of the perfect tense 18. 2 The perfect tense with avoir 18. 3 The perfect tense with etre19. The imperfect tense 19. 1 Use of the imperfect tense 19. 2 How to form the imperfect tense 20. The Future Tense 20. 1 Use of the future tense 21. The Conditional Tense 21. 1 Use of the conditional tense 22. Reflexive verbs 22. 1 Reflexive verbs:general 22. 2 Reflexive verbs: commands 22. 3 Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense23. Verbs: some special uses 23. 1 avoir 23. 2 faire 23. 3 pouvoir 23. 4 vouloir 23. 5 aller + infinitive 23. 6 devoir 24. Verbs with similar meanings 24. 1 Jouer de and jouer a 24. 2 savoir and pouvoir25 Impersonal verbs 25. 1 il y a (there is, there are) 25. 2 Weather expressions 25. 3 il faut (it is necessary, must have to, need)26. Verb constructions 26. 1 Verbs followed directly by infinitive27. 'After doing' something 28. Verb tables (basic tier)29. Verb tables (higher tier)