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Table of Contents
Glossary of Symbols : How to Use Franais interactif.............................................. 6
Chapter 0 Bienvenue!............................................................................................... 13
Chapter 1 Bonjour!................................................................................................... 17
Chapter 2 Me voici!................................................................................................... 33
Chapter 3 Les vacances en France......................................................................... 59
Chapter 4 Les gens.................................................................................................. 85
Chapter 5 Bon apptit!........................................................................................... 109
Chapter 6 La ville.................................................................................................... 139
Chapter 7 Les ftes................................................................................................ 165
Chapter 8 La maison.............................................................................................. 191
Chapter 9 Mdias et communications...................................................................211
Chapter 10 Mode, forme et sant.......................................................................... 231
Chapter 11 Les tudes........................................................................................... 255
Chapter 12 La vie professionnelle........................................................................ 281
Chapter 13 Lamour et largent.............................................................................. 305
Glossaire.................................................................................................................... 321

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Franais interactif, www.laits.utexas.edu/fi, the web-based French program developed and in use at the University of Texas
since 2004, and its companion site, Texs French Grammar (2000) www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/ are open acess sites, free and
open multimedia resources, which require neither password nor fees. Franais interactif, used increasingly by students,
teachers, and institutions throughout the world, includes 320 videos (American students in France, native French interviews,
vocabulary and culture presentation videos) recorded vocabulary lists, phonetic lessons, online grammar lessons (600 pages)
with self-correcting exercises and audio dialogues, online grammar tools (verb conjugation reference, verb practice), and diagnostic grammar tests. The accompanying textbook of classroom activities and homework is downloadable from the website
in pdf format and available from the online publisher, qoop.com.
Franais interactif was developed at the University of Texas Austin in the Department of French and
Italian. It has been funded and created by Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services at the University
of Texas, and is currently supported by U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of PostSecondary Education (FIPSE Grant P116B070251) as an example of the open access initiative. Open
access sites require neither password nor fees. They are free and open multimedia resources which
promote learning and scholarship for everyone, everywhere!

Third Edition
ISBN: 978-1-937963-04-0
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012943102
Manufactured in the United States of America.

Produced by

Department of French and Italian

Karen Kelton, Lower Division Coordinator, 2003-2006

List of contributors
Web, design, multimedia, cms:
Eric Eubank
Rachael Gilg
Nathalie Steinfeld
Developers:
Carl Blyth
Nancy Guilloteau
Karen Kelton
Audio recording:
Mike Heidenreich
Audio recording
Phonetics:
Jean-Pierre Montreuil
Vocabulary lists:
Franois Lagarde
Nora Megharbi
Ccile Rey
Nicholas Bacuez
Video voice-overs
Rudy DeMattos
Aicha Ennaciri
Franck Guilloteau
Nora Megharbi
Graduate student developers
Nora Megharbi
Charles Mignot
Lindsy Myers

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Graduate students
Nicholas Bacuez
Simone Barilleaux
Katy Branch
Claire Burkhart
Christine Deden
Rudy DeMattos
Emilie Destruel
Robyn Falline
Carolyn Hardin
Elizabeth Hythecker
Karen Jones
Sabrina Parent
Rachel Pate
Robert Reichle
Ccile Rey
Bea Schleppe
Ellenor Shoemaker
Melissa Skidmore
Julia Tyurina
Meredith Wright
Linguistic consultation
David Birdsong
Jean-Pierre Cauvin
James Davis (Univ of Arkansas)
Knud Lambrecht
Jean-Pierre Montreuil
Dina Sherzer

Support
French and Italian, Former Chair:
Dina Sherzer
French and Italian, Chair: Daniela Bini
Liberal Arts ITS, Director:
Joe TenBarge
Interviewees
Stphanie Pellet
Franck Guilloteau
Virginie Royer
Jean-Charles Bossert
Karen Burke
Blake Dublin
Laila Kiblawi
Inspiration
UT students in the
Lyon Summer Program:
Relations Internationales,
Universit Jean Moulin Lyon 3
Audrey and Camille Guilloteau
Tex and Tammy
Photos
Kim Espinosa
Shannon Kintner
Jillian Owens
Robert Reichle
Ellenor Shoemaker
Illustrations
Walter Moore

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works
3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/
by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco,
California, 94105, USA.

Franais interactif was awarded the 2009 CALICO Access to Language Education Award, from CALICO, (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium), Lernu.net and the Esperantic Studies Foundation, for an open access web site offering exceptional access to language learning resources.
(http://calico.org)
Franais interactif received the National Endowment for the Humanities Edsitement Award for Best
of Humanities on the Web Award in 2005 and both Franais interactif and Texs French Grammar
received 5-star reviews on MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching). The MERLOT reviews cite the intrinsically interesting and engaging content, clean design, and clear
and intuitive navigation, which provide access to a wealth of high-quality language materials for a truly
worldwide audience. (http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewCompositeReview.htm?id=350514)

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Glossary of Symbols : How to Use Franais

Vocabulary

The vocabulary, both online and printed, is a comprehensive list of the chapters key vocabulary items
arranged according to semantic fields, e.g., salutations, colors, days of the week, etc. Students listen to
the native speaker pronunciation and may download the files in mp3 format. Students complete the vocabulary preparation using a template which guides them to identify salient associations, cognates, and
word families. Students also categorize vocabulary in the Chassez lintrus exercises.

Phonetics

The phonetics section introduces essential aspects of French pronunication. Each phonetics lesson focuses on the chapters vocabulary (recycles previously learned vocabulary).

Preparation Exercises
(to prepare at home in textbook)

Students prepare these exercises in the printed material before coming to class. During class instructors
may use many different techniques to check responses: choral participation, pop quizzes, or pair and
small group discussions.

Online Video Clip (to prepare at home)

Students watch videos and prepare the corresponding exercises before coming to class. Each chapter
contains three different kinds of videos:
Introductory video, a short video of a student on the study abroad program who presents the chapters
thematic and grammatical material. The introductions also include a preview of the communicative
tasks that form the basis of the lesson.
V
 ocabulary presentation videos (vocabulaire en contexte) which present vocabulary items in an
authentic cultural context. The vocabulary video captures native speakers who use the new vocabulary
in a context that provides important visual support. For example, a fruit vendor names each type of fruit
on sale at the market that day. Students watch these short videos several times. First they try to recognize the vocabulary words in context. During subsequent listenings, students try to piece together what
the speaker is saying. And finally, students are asked to perform a written activity based on the video.
Interviews of four native French speakers (Franck, Virginie, Jean-Charles, and Stphanie) and three
American students learning French (Laila, Blake, and Karen). In these spontaneous interviews, speakers respond to questions that require them to employ the grammar and vocabulary featured in the chapter. Transcripts and English translations are available, but students are encouraged to watch the videos
without this visual support.

Online Grammar (to prepare at home)

Students access the Texs French Grammar website to study individual grammar points before coming to
class. Grammar items are carefully explained in English, then exemplified in a dialogue, and finally tested
in self-correcting, fill-in-the-blank exercises. Students print out their answers to these Texercises to turn
in to their instructor. Instructors may also use these exercises as pop quizzes. Texs French Grammar
also includes a verb conjugator, a verb tutor, and an on-line French dictionary.

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Pair Exercises

Students complete pair exercises in class with a partner. They ask each other questions and report their
responses back to the class, read and categorize true/false or bizarre/normal sentences, fill in the blanks,
etc.

Class or Group Exercises

Group exercise involve groups of three or four students, or the entire class.

Listening Comprehension Exercises

Listening exercises are led by the instructor and include listening discrimination exercises and dictations.

Homework/ Writing Exercises (to turn in)

Students write out homework assignments on a separate sheet of paper to turn in to their instructor.
Homework includes the Texercises on the Texs French Grammar website as well as several writing
assignments in each chapter.

Cultural Notes

Students read information about cultural topics related to the chapters content. Culture videos enhance
the cultural notes in many chapters.

Grammaire interactive

Students complete inductive grammar exercises as homework.

Chansons exercises

Students listen to songs and perform accompanying activities.

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Using the textbook with the website

Vocabulaire
fiche didentit
questions personnelles
la famille
les amis
mots interrogatifs
lheure
lheure officielle
passe-temps et activits
adverbes
continents, pays, nationalits

Phontique
les symboles phontiques
llision
la liaison

Grammaire
2.1 avoir to have
2.2 -er verbs
2.3 possessive determiners
2.4 yes/no questions: est-ce
que, nest-ce pas
2.5 basic negation: ne... pas
2.6 introduction to adverbs
2.7 interrogative and
exclamative quel
2.8 introduction to adjectives
2.9 adjectives: formation and
placement
testez-vous!, chapitre deux
verb conjugation reference
verb practice

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Vocabulaire
fiche didentit
questions personnelles
la famille
les amis
mots interrogatifs
lheure
lheure officielle
passe-temps et activits
adverbes
continents
pays, nationalits

Vidos

Vocabulaire en contexte

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Franck Guilloteau - me voici

Interviews
questions personnelles
ma famille

Culture

Phontique
les symboles
phontiques
llision
la liaison

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Grammaire
2.1 avoir to have
2.2 -er verbs
2.3 possessive
determiners
2.4 est-ce que, nest-ce pas
2.5 basic negation:
ne... pas
2.6 interrogative quel
2.7 intro to adjectives
2.8 adjectives: formation
and placement
testez-vous!, chapitre deux
verb conjugation reference
verb practice

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w
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Vidos
Vocabulaire en
contexte

Me voici!
Me voici! In this chapter we will talk about ourselves, our families, our
pastimes, and nationalities. We will also learn how to tell time.

me voici
ma famille
lheure
les passe-temps
les continents
les pays

Interviews
questions personnelles
ma famille

la voiture de Franck

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Prparation
du vocabulaire
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Be sure to
download
the pdf
vocabulary
preparation template from the
FI website to complete
Exercises B, E, and F.

Your instructor will

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