MODERN FRENCH GRAMMAR WORKBOOK – PART 1 doc

Routledge Modern GrammarsSeries concept and development – Sarah Butler Other books in series: Modern French Grammar, Second Edition by Margaret Lang and Isabelle Perez ISBN: HB 0–415–334

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Grammar

Second Edition

Routledge Modern Grammars

Series concept and development – Sarah Butler

Other books in series:

Modern French Grammar, Second Edition by Margaret Lang and Isabelle Perez

ISBN: HB 0–415–33482–9; PB 0–415–33162–5

Modern German Grammar, Second Edition

Modern Italian Grammar

Modern Spanish Grammar, Second Edition

Modern German Grammar Workbook, Second Edition

Modern Italian Grammar Workbook

Modern Spanish Grammar, Second Edition

Grammar

Second Edition

Margaret Lang

and Isabelle Perez

First published 1997

by Routledge

This edition first published 2004

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Acknowledgements vii

Introduction ix

IThe noun group 3

II The verb group 13

III Exposition 39

IV Attitude 53

V Argumentation 57

Answer key 68

Cross-references to Modern French Grammar 93

Index of grammar structures 95

Index of functions 97

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Exercises, contexts, vocabulary and key

We have given a very wide range of exercises and a very wide range of contemporary contexts We encourage both written and oral responses, involving vocabulary that is

in frequent use and vocabulary which we consider will be a useful addition to students’ resources For the grammar exercises complete answers are provided, for the functions

we provide guidelines (suggested answers), and we would encourage flexibility in

students’ responses In these suggested answers, care has been taken to guide and assist the user

To the teacher

This workbook is intended for intermediate and advanced learners in schools and for undergraduates Students may work individually, in pairs or groups, in class and at home There is a key which will facilitate whichever of these learning situations is in practice The workbook contains exercises in grammar structures and in functions Each exercise is classified in terms of level: (*) basic, (**) intermediate, (***) advanced Practice in grammar structures includes gap-filling, but, instead of focusing on the

same or on a limited number of forms in one exercise, for example, the basic trio qui, que, dont only, we have extended the range to include prepositions + relative pronouns; or in the case of tense usage, we have ensured that either a range of tenses is practised in one exercise, or that the context has to be understood before a decision on tense choice can be made

Transformation exercises include the changing of direct to indirect speech; active to passive moods; and infinitives to imperatives

Practice with forms is also included, involving, for example, giving singular and plural forms; forming adverbs from adjectives; making sure that subject and verb agree; and using negative forms

We have attempted to ensure that exercises require attention to one or more of the following: context, collocation and register, and to oral and written forms

Revision exercises involve practice of several grammar structures, and we have included passages for translation involving practice in all the grammar structures You will find some of the exercises ideal for your French assistant/s to use

Practice in functions is distinguished from practice in grammar structures in the high level of contextualisation which has been a guiding principle throughout the

preparation of the book Each function exercise has a context or setting such as social, business, educational Within these contexts, students are asked to describe people, things or places; introduce people to each other; give directions; express feelings; argue a case; express opposition; link statements logically; structure text, and so on

In order to practise the functions, many innovative exercises have been created in which students may be asked to respond or react to a controversial statement; assume one of the roles in a dialogue; negotiate a pay rise; write a notice or advertisement; identify several functions of a grammar structure; state conditions or hypotheses; correct statements or views; or develop a full, coherent text from notes

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INTRODUCTION