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AP French lessons explained in English

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AP French

A guide to AP French Language and Culture, explained in English and organized around what the exam asks.

  • 64 pages
  • PDF download
  • 18 lesson chapters
  • Quick answer, key points and a tip in every chapter

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Inside the AP French lessons

The first nine chapters walk through the course themes, from “family life and community bonds in the francophone world” to “studies, work, leisure and traditions across the francophone world”, and each one pairs a theme with the grammar that makes it possible to talk about it well: “telling family stories in the past tenses” for the past tenses, “voicing opinions: subjunctive or indicative” for opinions, “predicting tomorrow with si clauses and the conditional” for hypotheses. The last 9 chapters are about task skills, among them “winning the 15-minute email reply”, “mastering the simulated conversation”, “winning the two-minute culture comparison talk” and “mastering AP listening and note-taking”. Chapters follow one pattern: a quick answer first, French examples with English translations, then key points and a tip from Zoé. Use the book across the whole AP year or as a structured review in the months before the exam.

Table of contents

  1. Family life and community bonds in the francophone world
  2. Telling family stories in the past tenses
  3. Who am I? language, belonging and national identity
  4. Voicing opinions: subjunctive or indicative
  5. Talking about art, beauty and taste
  6. Rich descriptions with relatives and adjectives
  7. Innovation, ethics and access in the digital age
  8. Predicting tomorrow with si clauses and the conditional
  9. Studies, work, leisure and traditions across the francophone world
  10. Pronoun power for everyday French talk
  11. Debating the world's biggest problems
  12. From active sentences to press style
  13. Winning the 15-minute email reply
  14. Building an essay from three sources
  15. Mastering the simulated conversation
  16. Winning the two-minute culture comparison talk
  17. Reading strategies for AP print sources
  18. Mastering AP listening and note-taking

Want to try a chapter first? The AP French chapters are free to read on the website: open the free AP French pages.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the AP French lessons for?

It is built for students taking AP French Language and Culture, whether in a class or on their own. The explanations are in English and every French example is translated.

How is a chapter organized?

Each of the 18 chapters opens with a quick answer, explains the point step by step, and ends with key points to remember and a tip from Zoé. Read from “family life and community bonds in the francophone world” to “mastering AP listening and note-taking”, or jump straight to “pronoun power for everyday French talk” if that is the topic you need.

What comes after the AP French lessons?

After the exam, the B2 books keep the same level of ambition for adult learners.

How do I get the AP French lessons?

Pay once with PayPal and the PDF is ready to download at once. It opens on up to 3 devices, so it can live on a laptop and a tablet.

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