Series: The 100+ SeriesTM (Book 8793)
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Instructional Fair; Bilingual edition (January 15, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568226675
ISBN-13: 978-1568226675
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.9 x 10.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #34,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #14 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Learning > French #41 in Books > Education & Teaching > Schools & Teaching > Instruction Methods > Arts & Humanities #77 in Books > Education & Teaching > Schools & Teaching > Instruction Methods > Language Arts
Age Range: 11 - 17 years
Grade Level: 6 - 12
I have Instructional Fair, IF, French and German workbooks for the Elementary Grades. They are a disappointment, because they are a vocabulary book only. The lexicon is organized logically and there certainly is good content, but memorizing several hundred words (nouns mostly) is not enough to gain fluency.Our computer interactive foreign language programs were immensely helpful in getting pronounciation down. Yet, still there was not any conversation we could role play--not a greeting; not a question.I purchased IF's Middle/High School level text and found what we were missing--conversations. It was all there: a greeting, inquiries into the time, what one likes and doesn't like, where and when something is, et cetera. Verb lists and conjugations are also introduced.The cost of IF's texts are low. There is not wasted money spent on goofy colored cartoons within the covers, in either the Elementary or Middle/High School texts. They are black and white and straight forward.In their current form, I would recommend that both texts be purchased in unision for the beginning student. For advance students, both texts are too elementary.My one wish as an improvement would be for IF to include a CD with the texts and market them for beginning and intermediate students.
In my job as a middle school teacher, I have a new responsibility. Our school has recently implemented a series of "exploratory" courses allowing students to have exposure to a wide variety of subjects in 6-weeks rotations. I teach French for three weeks, and then I switch to Spanish with the same students. This resource is very helpful to increase vocabulary and skills (such as posing questions and conjugating verbs). Also, the Spanish version of the same resource Spanish, Grades 6 - 12: Middle / High School (The 100+ Series)(author Rose Thomas) is a mirror of the same images and workbook pages, so it serves as a nice resource to connect between the two subjects for my students and me.
Ichose this book because it looked like it would be appropriate for various levels of French. From middle school to French 1 in a community college and even to the senior citizens I teach at a senior center. So far it is working out just fine. The exercices are good to reenforce the language as a beginner or a little more advanced., but not tooadvanced. We are able to expand on the exercices given in the book as well. Although some of the vocabularyand pictures seem a little old it is still a good resource and could be used as a supplement to a text book in middleschool or high school. The same for the beginners at the community college and liked by the older generation aswell. A little something for everyone.
This book is suitable for middle/high school. It is a good reinforcement and change from the textbook. However, it does contain some minor errors in the original sheets and the answer key. As long as you proof worksheets before making mass copies, it's great. I would recommend this book to other teachers, and I am happy with my purchase.
This book is a very good introductory book to the French language for the beginner youth, especially before they are actually taking a course in middle school. It provides a basic understanding of vocabulary and grammar, as well as everyday conversation. However, there are no pronunciation guides that help the student to follow. As a supplement to this book, the teacher and/or student may wish to look up the words for correct pronunciation on the Internet.
I purchased the "beginner" workbook for 10 year old I tutor and her vocabulary is growing exponentially! Such a great teaching tool, I'm hoping they have more workbooks for young French learners!
Simple & straight forward, my French students and I got a lot of use out of this handy little book. It is inexpensive & covers the basics nicely. The answer pages were pretty good and would be a useful supplement to e Middle School or exploratory program.
In my 30's and starting to learn French. It's a good place to start as it's taught from the perspective of young adults. Some of the illustrations could be a little better, but overall, so far, it's pretty decent. Worth the price paid!
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