Review
'Facettes de la France Contemporaine is truly a "find" and perhaps the best IB preparatory book I've ever worked with. It exactly what IB students need to know; currently used vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, training for testing and answer keys. After a few months with "Facettes", even my weakest students sailed through sample tests. This is the first book that is written with the REAL needs of foreigners learning French, providing the missing gap between basic studies and literary studies. If any teacher had to invest in only one book, I would say "Facettes" anytime.' - Elizabeth Kroll – German School, Manila, Philippines
Facettes de la France Contemporaine: Lecture et Mise en Pratique:
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Independent reading and writing practice.
Develops independent reading and writing skills. Ideal as a self-access resource. All answers, explanations, student feedback and model essays provided.
It is always a challenge to get students reading texts in French without a dictionary. Facettes de la France Contemporaine: Lecture et Mise en Pratique Livre 1 is a fully photocopiable book designed to complement existing advanced level French course books by giving students extra practice in reading longer texts independently.
This book is made up of 8 free-standing dossiers covering the following topics:
- L'addiction aux jeux vidéo
- Les OGM
- Le chômage et le racisme
- L'alcoolisme
- Le nucléaire et la santé
- L'euthanasie
- La pollution
- L'Association Emmaüs
This book enables students to:
- develop the skills to read longer texts on their own
- engage in useful topic-related work
- practise for AS/A2 exam questions
- improve I.B. exam grades in Text Handling
- improve their writing and oral skills
- work on their own (answers, explanations and model essays are provided)
Facettes de la France Contemporaine Livre 1 is based on authentic written texts from a wide variety of sources, combined with a lively, interesting and carefully-structured series of exercises which teach students how to read longer texts in French. All the instructions are phrased in easily-accessible French, and concise and clear notes on grammar and style arising from the texts are provided where appropriate. The progress of the student is supported throughout each unit not only by the graded exercises but also by a Corrigés et Explications section which provides the correct answers backed up by explanations. Model essays are also provided for the essay set in each unit.
Each dossier can be set as homework or holiday self-study work, used in the classroom or used as testing materials. The book is perfect for your self-study library since it is designed in such a way that it can be easily used without a teacher.
Benefits for teachers
- self-correcting exercises don't need to be marked
- ideal to set as homework and holiday work
- fully photocopiable
- encourages independent learning
Benefits for IB students
- improves exam grades in Text-Handling
- self-study worksheets
- student-friendly answers and explanations
- all units lead to a written response outcome
- includes model essays
- offers a motivating and accessible way of reading longer texts
Benefits for AS/A2 students
- improves exam grades in reading at AS & A2
- topic-related vocabulary and content
- self-study worksheets
- student-friendly answers and explanations
- includes model essays
- practice for AS/A2 exam questions