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Part I: LE MONDE FRANCOPHONE. 0. On commence! Regional Focus: Le monde francophone. Competence 1: Greeting people. Competence 2: Counting and describing your week. Competence 3: Talking about yourself and your schedule. Competence 4: Communicating in class. Comparaisons culturelles: L'heure officielle. Part II: SUR LA COTE D'AZUR. 1. A l'universite. Regional Focus: La France et ses regions. Competence 1: Identifying people and describing appearance. Competence 2: Describing personality. Competence 3: Describing the university area. Competence 4: Talking about your studies. Lecture et Composition: Lecture: L'accent grave. Comparaisons culturelles: Les etudes. Sur la Cote d'Azur. 2. Apres les cours. Regional Focus: Nice. Competence 1: Saying what you like to do. Competence 2: Saying how you spend your free time. Competence 3: Asking about someone's day. Competence 4: Going to the cafe. Lecture et Composition: Lecture: Aux Trois Obus. Comparaisons culturelles: Le cafe et le fast-food. Selections musicales. Part III: EN AMERIQUE. 3. Un nouvel appartement. Regional focus: En Amerique: Le Quebec. Competence 1: Talking about where you live. Competence 2: Talking about your possessions. Competence 3: Describing your room. Competence 4: Giving your address and phone number. Lecture et Composition: Lecture: Les couleurs et leurs effets sur la nature humaine. Comparaisons culturelles: Le Quebec d'aujourd'hui. 4. En famille. Regional focus: En Amerique: La Louisiane. Competence 1: Describing your family. Competence 2: Saying where you go in your free time. Competence 3: Saying what you are going to do. Competence 4: Planning how to get there. Lecture et Composition: Lecture: Coeur des Cajuns. Comparaisons culturelles: La francophonie en Louisiane et ses origines. Selections musicales. Part IV: A PARIS. 5. Les projets. Regional focus: La France. Competence 1: Saying what you did. Competence 2: Telling where you went. Competence 3: Discussing the weather and your activities. Competence 4: Deciding what to wear and buying clothes. Lecture et Composition: Lecture: L'emploi du temps des Francais. Comparaisons culturelles: Les loisirs des Francais. Bienvenue en Europe francophone. 6. Les sorties. Regional focus: Paris. Competence 1: Inviting someone to go out. Competence 2: Talking about how you spend and used to spend your time. Competence 3: Talking about the past. Competence 4: Narrating in the past. Lecture et Composition: Lecture: Le cinema francais et le cinema americain. Comparaisons culturelles: Le cinema: les preferences des Francais. Selections musicales. Part V: EN NORMANDIE. 7. La vie quotidienne. Regional focus: La France et sa diversite. Competence 1: Describing your daily routine. Competence 2: Talking about relationships. Competence 3: Talking about what you did and used to do. Competence 4: Describing traits and characteristics. Lecture et Composition: Lecture: Conte pour enfants de moins de trois ans (extrait). Comparaisons culturelles: L'amour et le couple. 6. La bonne cuisine. Regional focus: La Normandie. Competence 1: Ordering at a restaurant. Competence 2: Buying food. Competence 3: Talking about meals. Competence 4: Choosing a healthy lifestyle. Lecture et Composition: Lecture: Dejeuner du matin. Comparaisons culturelles: A table! Selections musicales. Part VI: AUX ANTILLES. 9. En vacances. Regional focus: La France d'outre-mer. Competence 1: Talking about vacation. Competence 2: Preparing for a trip. Competence 3: Buying your ticket. Competence 4: Deciding where to go on a trip. Lecture et Composition: Lecture: Ma grand-mere m'a appris a ne pas compter sur les. Comparaisons culturelles: Le creole. 10. A l'hotel. Regional focus: Les Antilles. Competence 1: Deciding where to stay. Competence 2: Going to the doctor. Competence 3: Running errands on a trip. Competence 4: Giving directions. Lecture et Composition: Lecture: Y en a marre. Comparaisons culturelles: La musique francophone: les influences africaines et antillaises. Selections musicales. Bienvenue en Afrique francophone. Part VII: EN BELGIQUE. 11. Un drole de mystere. Regional focus: La Belgique. Epilogue. Appendice A: L'alphabet phonetique. Appendice B: Tableau des verbes. Vocabulaire francais-anglais. Vocabulaire anglais-francais. Index.