Intermediate French I Workbook

This workbook was developed in the context of an intermediate French course (intermediate French I) taught each quarter at the University of California San Diego. The course undertakes a thorough review of grammar and develops oral and written language skills by analysing short stories, comic strips, and movies selected from various French-speaking countries.

This workbook was developed in the context of an intermediate French course (intermediate French I) taught each quarter at the University of California San Diego. The course undertakes a thorough review of grammar and develops oral and written language skills by analyzing short stories, comic strips, and movies selected from various French-speaking countries. Each unit contains biographical information about the writer under study, oral, and written exercises that integrate grammar and new vocabulary, as well as analytical questions leading to a better understanding of the cultural context of each work. Exercises are presented on detachable pages to facilitate instructors’ corrections. CONTENTSUnit 1Questions about the film version of Roch Carrier: Le chandail de HockeyGrammar: present indicative and interrogative formsUnit 2Théophile Gautier: La CafetièreGrammar: past tenses (imparfait, passé composé, plus-que-parfait)Unit 3Joseph Zobel: Le syllabaire and the film version of La Rue Cases-NègresGrammar: direct and indirect object pronounsUnit 4Frank Pavloff: Matin BrunUnit 5Zep: TiteufGrammar: demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, possessive adjectives, and pronouns