This is one of a two-part A level French course bridging the gap between GCSE and A level, and catering for pupils who have achieved National Curriculum levels 6-7 at GCSE and who are continuing with French to AS or A level. This first part of the course is "Tout Droit!", which provides sufficient grounding and practice to serve as a complete coursebook for AS levels. The course as a whole offers the broad scope required for A level while aiming to keep to a manageable length. "Tout Droit!" concentrates on bridging the gap between GCSE and advanced studies by referring to the type of activities with which students are familiar, so as to build confidence and motivation. The book provides short and medium-length passages, incorporating meaningful activities and exercises. The page layout is intended to be inviting and there is enough illustration to allow post-GCSE students to feel at home with the material. There is also regular, unit-end consolidatory and assessment material to enable both the student and the teacher to monitor progress effectively. The material itself is steeped in French society and culture and has been chosen specifically so as not to date. Grammar and language acquisition is reinforced through a wide range of activities and exercises. Individual work, pair work and group work are all included, and these activities are complemented by grammar practice exercises linking back to authentic examples from the stimulus passages. The grammar practice exercises incorporate a reprise section which reinforces understanding of language points covered in the preceding units. Full grammar explanations are also provided in a reference section at the back of the book. All the activities in "Tout Droit!" are graded to take the student from level 7 of the National Curriculum to the point where they can tackle work of an A level standard. The grammar required for A level is covered gradually and realistically.

 

 

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 1993 by Hodder Arnold .

Claire Buet-Charlwood has been teaching French to primary, secondary and adult students for thirty years. As her pupils struggled with French grammar, she devised ways of unravelling its mysteries. Claire, who was born and bred in the French Olympic town of Albertville has, since her marriage to a British national, been a UK resident, thus doing her bit for Anglo-French relations. She is currently running grammar courses at Strathclyde University. David Mort was Head of French for over twenty years at a leading coeducational independent school in the north-west. He is co-author of the highly successful Advanced Level language courses Tout Droit!, Droit au but! and Sigue. David now divides his time between writing, following Manchester United and studying contemporary French philosophers, especially Eric Cantona. Casimir d'Angelo has taught French in seven European universities including the University of Cambridge, where he was Director of the Language Unit for 20 years. He is an experienced author and examiner. Rod Hares has been a teacher, examiner, an LEA adviser in Modern Languages, a one-time Chairman of The British Association for Language Teaching, and an author for many years. Jean-Claude Gilles is a French native speaker with 30 years of examining experience. He has taught MFL throughout his career and has written many publications for KS3 through to KS5 French. Lauren Lechelle is a French native speaker, experienced teacher, author and IB examiner. She is currently teaching at Headington School in Oxford. Kirsty Thathapudi is an experienced editor, developer and author of MFL teaching material. Lisa Littlewood is an experienced French teacher and A-level examiner. She is currently teaching at Bournside School in Cheltenham. Severine Chevrier-Clarke is a French native speaker, experienced teacher, author and examiner as well as a qualified translator.

This book has the following chapters: Toi et moi; passe ton bac d'abord!; ca vous passionne?; gourmet ou gourmand?; sportez-vous bien!; chien de vie!; l'air du temps; quel boulot?; ca roule!; vive les vacances!; grammar section; vocabulary.