French 2
Second-year French is the year the language starts telling stories, and this book explains how in plain English.
- 69 pages
- PDF download
- 20 lesson chapters
- Quick answer, key points and a tip in every chapter
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Inside the French 2 lessons
The first chapters tackle “telling what happened with avoir” and “coming, going and staying with être”, then “remembering the past with the imparfait” and “telling a story: event or background?” show how to choose between past tenses, which is where most students get stuck. Pronouns receive the same patience: “replacing nouns: le, la, les and friends”, “talking to someone: lui, leur, me, te” and “replacing places and quantities with y and en” each have a chapter of their own, so le, lui and y are never squeezed into one confusing table. Every chapter starts with a quick answer, states the rule in English, shows it in French with a translation and ends with key points and a tip from Zoé. Use it next to a classroom textbook, or on its own as a guide for a student who wants the reason behind each rule, not just a chart to memorize.
Table of contents
- Telling what happened with avoir
- Coming, going and staying with être
- Describing your morning routine in French
- Remembering the past with the imparfait
- Telling a story: event or background?
- Replacing nouns: le, la, les and friends
- Talking to someone: lui, leur, me, te
- Replacing places and quantities with y and en
- Verbs that change their spelling
- Want, can and must: three key verbs
- Coming, returning and just happened
- More, less and as much as
- The best, the most, the least: superlatives
- Building -ment adverbs and placing them
- Leaving, sleeping, opening: irregular -ir verbs
- Rooms, furniture and who does the chores
- Getting around by train, plane and foot
- My head hurts: body, doctor and advice
- Which one? asking with quel and lequel
- Never, nothing, nobody: saying no in French
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Frequently asked questions
Who are the French 2 lessons for?
It is meant for second-year students who know the present tense and are ready for the past, pronouns and comparisons. The explanations are in English and every French example is translated.
How is a chapter organized?
Each of the 20 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 “telling what happened with avoir” to “never, nothing, nobody: saying no in French”, or jump straight to “coming, returning and just happened” if that is the topic you need.
What comes after the French 2 lessons?
French 3 follows, with the future, the conditional and the subjunctive.
How do I get the French 2 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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