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they are working toward putting together. The remaining lessons address types of phrases and the building of complex sentences. There are bilans for each group of lessons and comparisons of English to French, which is always helpful for those students who are English speakers or proficient in the language. The answers to all exercises, a conjugation table, and a list of verbs that take the preposition à or de round out the volume. Each lesson begins with a contextualized use of the grammar in the form of a dialogue that is available on the accompanying CD. A variety of exercises follow that allow students to practice and hone their use of new information or previously learned concepts in a more sophisticated way. The lessons generally work from known material to examples and exercises with increasingly complex structures. The bilan sections provide additional practice; since students have the answer key, they can self-correct and prepare autonomously. This volume could be a useful text in an intermediate level composition or conversation course where students work independently to prepare the lessons and expand their use of vocabulary and structures . This preparation would be the framework for conversations or compositions stemming from prompts that would elicit the topics at hand. Prompts for skits and conversations are provided in the manual, but are shorter in nature and would generally take a few minutes of class time for students to complete. As a stand-alone text, the volume proves useful for mechanical activities that could be expanded upon with writing or reading passages that also focus on the targeted grammar points. This would require some work on the part of the instructor to find and disseminate appropriate materials, but would provide a holistic view of the essential points in context. The volume seeks to inform students on concepts and structures necessary to perform at the B1 level in the common European framework, and in terms of the grammar presented and contexts provided, seems to achieve that goal. The use of the volume could range from an intermediate-level language course to ones on composition or conversation as needed by the instructor. Equally, the volume builds on lessons from another one in the Didier collection geared toward the A1/A2 level. Thus, it is a useful guide for independent learners and flexible in its use by instructors, all within an established progression of lessons from the publisher. Eastern Kentucky University Randi L. Polk Marchois, Corinne. Ludo et ses amis 1, niveau A1.1. Paris: Didier, 2015. ISBN 9782 -27808121-9. ISBN 978-2-27808227-8. Pp. 48 + CD. 9 a. Ce livre d’apprentissage du français pour débutants s’adresse principalement aux enfants de plus de 5 ans, quelle que soit leur langue maternelle. Bien que l’auteure ne précise pas d’âge limite, ce manuel reste sans doute approprié jusqu’à 10 ans. Pour cette tranche d’âge, les types d’exercices sont variés: chansons, jeux, mimes, travaux manuels. Ils fournissent assez de répétitions pour créer un univers familier propice 262 FRENCH REVIEW 90.1 Reviews 263 à l’apprentissage sans toutefois devenir ennuyeux. De plus, les illustrations sont attrayantes et les photos authentiques mettent en avant la vie quotidienne d’enfants et leurs pratiques culturelles: la poste et le facteur, l’anniversaire, fêtes de Noël et de Pâques, l’école et la cantine. Ces thèmes aideront les jeunes apprenants à s’identifier à la culture cible. Ce livre comporte cinq unités, que l’auteure suggère de diviser en 12 séances de 45 minutes. Cela correspond à neuf heures par unité, soit 45 heures en tout. Ce format pourra s’adapter à au moins trois contextes distincts et être utilisé (1) comme manuel d’appoint pour un programme d’immersion; (2) comme manuel principal pour des cours de français ponctuels dans un cadre scolaire ou extra-scolaire; (3) comme ressource ludo-éducative pour des familles francophiles souhaitant introduire cette langue à leurs enfants. Dans tous les cas, un adulte possédant un minimum de connaissances en français devra accompagner les apprenants. Un guide de classe complet disponible gratuitement sur le site de l’éditeur permettra cependant à cet...

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