Book Description

Building on the foundation set in the first book, 'French in Paris 2' is tailored for elementary-level learners, offering a deeper dive into the French language. This second installment in the 'French in Paris' series progresses beyond basic interactions, introducing learners to more complex grammatical structures like the past tense and the near future, as well as relative pronouns. The book is designed around the everyday experiences of foreign students traveling and exploring various aspects of French culture. What sets this book apart is its focus on practical application in real-life scenarios encountered in France. Students learn to narrate past events, discuss future plans, and describe relationships and objects using relative pronouns, all within the context of engaging situations like sampling French cuisine, navigating travel in France, experiencing university life, and enjoying leisure activities. The book continues to emphasize the series’ signature blend of comprehensive learning with an engaging, culturally immersive approach. Audio files: www.ecoleromain.com OR soundcloud.com/frenchinparis Table of contents: 1. "Je me présente": Introduce myself, understand the logic of a short sentence, the infinitive after a verb with or without a preposition (DE). Memorize Jobs and useful sentences when learning French. 2. "Je voyage". Speak about something that happened in the past. Understand the first past tense in French. Memorize the past participle of -ER verbs and the 4 prepositions for time. 3. "Je cuisine". Speak about food. Understand the object pronouns ME, TE, LE..., the difference between LE, LA, LES and LUI, LEUR, and the prepositions used with nouns related to food. 4. "J'achète". Go shopping, ask for a size and a price. Understand the comparison with PLUS, MOINS and AUSSI, the use of MEILLEUR and MIEUX, the prefixes Dé, RE and IN to make new words. Pronounce the word PLUS. 5. "Je sors". Ask somebody to go out, propose something to do, choose a movie then speak about it. Understand the Near future with ALLER+infinitive and the Recent past with VENIR DE+infinitive, the adverbs of time to express when an action did happen and the adverbial phrase of place with its prepositions. Memorize the adverbs of time. 6. "Je profite". Speak about my hobbies and skills. Understand the Adverbial pronouns Y and EN, the difference with Y and LUI, the right preposition with JOUER, the adverbs of frequency. 7. "Je me lève". Speak about my routine, describe a normal day, make a schedule. Understand the structure SE + verb known as Pronominal Verbs, how to use TOUT and TOUS. Pronounce the word TOUS. 8. "J'élève un animal". Speak about pets and animals, ask for something that is mine, make complex descriptions. Understand the Relative clauses with relative pronouns QUI and QUE, the Completive clauses with QUE, and where goes the adjective linked to a noun. 9. "Je lui ressemble". Describe somebody, compare people. Understand the difference between contrast and opposition and the use of Connectors like MAIS, ALORS QUE, POURTANT, CEPENDANT. Understand clauses beginning with SI and QUAND. 10. "J'en ai marre". Tell what you find annoying and how it makes you feel. Understand the Genitive with the prepositions DE, à, AVEC, SANS, POUR, EN, the question with inversion.