English explanation edition
Build your French practice around a main course, then use three companion books to recall vocabulary, understand short texts and rehearse purposeful conversations. All four books in this bundle have English explanations.
Main course, speaking practice, graded reading and vocabulary, with English explanations. Choose a PDF + EPUB bundle or all four books combined in one EPUB.
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Free main-course sample: 24-page PDF. From the main course only: complete U01, U09 and C02, with answers and models.
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Main course
256-page PDF. 28 units, 504 closed questions with explained answers, 28 conversation tasks and 28 writing tasks with complete models. 29 images, including the cover.
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Speaking practice
48 workshops and 96 main oral tasks. Roles, situation facts, complete possible exchanges, feedback, changed situations and later recall.
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Reading practice
30 original French texts, ten per study band. 180 questions with French answers, English explanations and specific evidence from the text.
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Vocabulary and recall
360 distinct words and expressions in 18 themes. Contextual examples, 54 activities with 324 items, explained keys, personal sentence models and spaced revisits.
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Open an activity, try it, then check the model or answers. Read these excerpts here; the separate 24-page PDF samples the main course.
Task S01-A
A fictional neighbourhood games afternoon. Use the given names; personal information is unnecessary.
Take both roles or work with a partner. As Lina, greet Adam, give your name and ask to play. Adam introduces himself and offers the free place. Lina thanks him.
Teaching tip: Use bonjour on arrival and au revoir on departure. Vous is useful for a group and for a polite first exchange. Learn the short request as a whole before analysing its grammar.
Both people have a name, Lina makes a request and Adam gives a usable answer. Merci acknowledges the offered place.
R01
Trouver une salle et une heure.
Find a room and a time.
Bienvenue au club du quartier ! Le groupe de français est dans la salle 6. Le cours commence à 18 h. La porte est ouverte à 17 h 45.
Vous cherchez la salle ? Demandez à Nora, à l’accueil. Elle porte un badge vert. Attention : la salle 9 est pour le dessin. Merci et à bientôt !
Quel groupe utilise la salle 6 ?
Which group uses room 6?
À quelle heure commence le cours ?
What time does the class start?
À quelle heure la porte est-elle ouverte ?
What time is the door open?
Qui peut aider à trouver la salle ?
Who can help find the room?
De quelle couleur est le badge de Nora ?
What colour is Nora’s badge?
Quelle activité est dans la salle 9 ?
Which activity is in room 9?
Le groupe de français utilise la salle 6.
The notice assigns this room to French.
Text evidence (R01-P1): Le groupe de français est dans la salle 6.
Le cours commence à 18 h.
The start time is 18:00.
Text evidence (R01-P1): Le cours commence à 18 h.
La porte est ouverte à 17 h 45.
Door opening precedes the class.
Text evidence (R01-P1): La porte est ouverte à 17 h 45.
Nora peut aider à trouver la salle.
The notice tells readers to ask Nora.
Text evidence (R01-P2): Demandez à Nora, à l’accueil.
Le badge de Nora est vert.
The pronoun refers to Nora.
Text evidence (R01-P2): Elle porte un badge vert.
Le dessin est dans la salle 9.
Room 9 is assigned to drawing.
Text evidence (R01-P2): la salle 9 est pour le dessin.
Repérez les nombres, puis vérifiez ce que chacun indique.
Find the numbers, then check what each one means.
Cachez le texte et rappelez la salle, l’heure et la personne à contacter.
Hide the text and recall the room, time and contact person.
T01-A
surname on a form
Noun gender: masculine. Plural: des noms.
Mon nom est Vidal.
My surname is Vidal.
adult man
Noun gender: masculine. Plural: des hommes.
Cet homme parle français.
This man speaks French.
adult
Noun gender: masculine or feminine. Plural: des adultes.
Un adulte accompagne le groupe.
An adult accompanies the group.
family
Noun gender: feminine. Plural: des familles.
Ma famille habite à Nantes.
My family lives in Nantes.
sister
Noun gender: feminine. Plural: des sœurs.
Ma sœur étudie à Lille.
My sister studies in Lille.
baby
Noun gender: masculine. Plural: des bébés.
Le bébé dort.
The baby is asleep.
work colleague
Noun gender: masculine or feminine. Plural: des collègues.
Mon collègue arrive demain.
My colleague arrives tomorrow.
group of people
Noun gender: masculine. Plural: des groupes.
Notre groupe compte cinq personnes.
Our group has five people.
Use the studied entries, including any earlier-theme review items. Hide the French column and attempt all eight before opening the key. Include the noun article when it is part of the studied form.
un nom
Accepted forms: un nom
Here the meaning is “surname on a form”. Check the complete studied form “un nom” and then use its example to check the sense.
un homme
Accepted forms: un homme
Here the meaning is “adult man”. Check the complete studied form “un homme” and then use its example to check the sense.
un adulte / une adulte
Accepted forms: un adulte / une adulte · un adulte · une adulte
Here the meaning is “adult”. Check the complete studied form “un adulte / une adulte” and then use its example to check the sense.
une famille
Accepted forms: une famille
Here the meaning is “family”. Check the complete studied form “une famille” and then use its example to check the sense.
une sœur
Accepted forms: une sœur
Here the meaning is “sister”. Check the complete studied form “une sœur” and then use its example to check the sense.
un bébé
Accepted forms: un bébé
Here the meaning is “baby”. Check the complete studied form “un bébé” and then use its example to check the sense.
un collègue / une collègue
Accepted forms: un collègue / une collègue · un collègue · une collègue
Here the meaning is “work colleague”. Check the complete studied form “un collègue / une collègue” and then use its example to check the sense.
un groupe
Accepted forms: un groupe
Here the meaning is “group of people”. Check the complete studied form “un groupe” and then use its example to check the sense.
Start with a main-course unit. Try its questions before checking the explained answers.
Use a related vocabulary theme. Cover a column, retrieve the words, then check what you missed.
Choose a reading in the same study band. Find the supporting words before opening the answer.
Try a speaking role card before reading its model. Change one fact and speak again.
Revisit a marked entry, reading or workshop without looking first. Adjust the gap to what you can retrieve.
In the main-course PDF, each unit gives six pages to a practical situation and two to explained answers and complete models. The book includes 28 conversation tasks, 28 writing tasks and 29 photographic images, including the cover.
Original French dialogues and meaning support make clear who is speaking, what they need and what they agree.
Vocabulary, explanations and focused exercises help with useful details such as a quantity, a time or a polite request.
Conversation role cards, a writing task, explained solutions and complete models give you a way to try again.
Start with small tools and use them again in new situations. Both editions share the French content; the teaching explanations are written for your chosen language.
Your first French exchange
Names, letters and contact details
Numbers that do a job
Ask for help and keep going
Introduce yourself with a purpose
People and relationships
Home and neighbourhood
Daily routines and time
Order and check the bill
Groceries and quantities
Ask for and give directions
Tickets, times and transport
Clothes, colours and choices
Leisure, weather and preferences
Make and change a plan
Check in and manage a short stay
Talk about a completed day
A trip and a return
Describe a past setting
Explain a mix-up and repair it
Describe a symptom and book help
Food, preferences and invitations
Compare homes and ask questions
Phone calls and service messages
Respond to a travel change
Study, work and next steps
Make a local choice and explain it
Plan, explain and reflect
All four books share their French teaching content across the two editions. Choose English or Spanish explanations for the whole bundle. The $9.90 USD price is for one explanation-language bundle; the other edition is a separate purchase.
No. All four books are designed for independent study. The Parle app is a separate, optional product.
No recordings are included. Written pronunciation activities and scripts support preparation and spoken rehearsal; reading a script does not demonstrate listening comprehension.
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A0 is used here for a starting point with no previous study; it is not an official CEFR level. The tasks progress towards A1 and A2 situations. This bundle does not award a qualification or guarantee an exam result.
Open the free 24-page main-course PDF sample: it contains complete U01 and U09 and the final challenge C02, with their solutions and models. It does not sample the three companions.
You may keep a backup copy and print pages for your own study. Redistribution of the files is not permitted.
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