Disneyland Paris, the zoo, Parisian life, department stores, a summer internship, transport in Paris and goodbye Paris — with grammar for every leçon · Textbook: French – Standard IX
Chapter 1 Disneyland Paris !
Rucha and Karan set off with M. Giroudet for Disneyland Paris. Along the way you learn how to compare things (plus … que, le plus …), how to say what you prefer, snack and ride vocabulary, expressions with avoir and of time, a revision of adjectives, and the verbs préférer, attendre and dire.
Chapter 2 Allons au zoo !
Jean Lecombe takes Rucha and Karan to see wild animals near Paris — wolves, deer and bears at the Parc des Félins, and an orca and dolphins at Parc Astérix. You learn animal names and directions, how to express admiration, the futur proche (aller + infinitive), stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui …), the imperative and the verbs prendre and voir.
Chapter 3 La vie parisienne !
The Deshmukh family spends a weekend with M. Ledoux in Paris and discovers how busy Parisian life is. You learn the names of meals, weekend and daily activities, reflexive verbs (se lever, se laver, s'habiller …) in all three forms, and revise possessive adjectives.
Chapter 4 Aux grands magasins
The Deshmukhs go shopping in a big Paris department store with Mme Lecombe and her son Marc. You learn shop sections, shopping phrases, what things are made of (en coton, en bois …), the passé récent (venir de + infinitive) and the imperative of reflexive verbs (Dépêche-toi ! Ne t'arrête pas !).
Chapter 5 En été, on est en stage !
Luc Ledoux spends his summer holidays on an internship with Greenpeace, while Karan has a project on renewable energy. Through them you discover student life in France, learn to agree with someone, name school things, find the direct object (COD), revise question words and conjugate lire and écrire.
Chapter 6 Transports à Paris
Karan and Marc take the bus to the Jardin des Plantes and compare transport in Paris and India. You learn transport words, how to talk about hobbies, why Paris is home to people of many nationalities, the direct object pronouns (me, te, le, la, nous, vous, les) and revise demonstrative adjectives.
Chapter 7 Au revoir Paris !
It is the Deshmukhs' last week in Paris, and Rucha and Karan look back at everything they did. You learn ways to say goodbye, the main festivals of France, and the passé composé with avoir — how to talk about finished actions in the past.
