Description: "Culture et communication" is appropriate as a stand-alone reader or conversation book or may be used in conjunction with any reference grammar. Readers develop good reading habits through intensive practice in skimming, scanning, and decoding and through a range of pre- and post- reading activities. "Culture et communication "uses a variety of materials to equip users to function in different situations. It offers balanced work in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. "Grammaire en contexte "consists of a thorough review of structures accompanied by contextualized activities that make use of vocabulary and relate to themes explored in "Culture et communication." The two- volume format makes for maximum flexibility: "Culture et communication"--revolves around a cultural theme and all language activities are contextualized around the themes; the basic elements of each theme are presented in the Introduction to every chapter. "Bien sur!" offers a tremendous range and variety in activities and activity types. Pre-publication pedagogical consultants commented on the progressive practice and the many opportunities for guided to open-ended discussion. "Grammaire en contexte"--all exercises are contextualized and related to the themes in "Culture et communication." "Faisons le point!" activities provide opportunities to synthesize all material introduced in the chapter in a contextualized and personalized manner.

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