Alter Ego 1 - Livre élève

Author: Annie Berthet, Catherine Hugot, V Kizirian, Béatrix Sampsonis, Monique Waendendries
 

Implementing innovative teaching methods for teenagers and adults, Alter Ego Student Textbook is structured on the recommendations of the Common European Framework of Reference. It uses an action-oriented approach, and a standard assessment and development of aptitude.

The learning process is designed to allow the student to acquire true competencies of communication and to interact in diversified situations with ready-to-use methods. The book has nine chapters with comprehensive lessons under each which are presented as follows:

1. You, me and others
2. Here and elsewhere
3. Sharing about one self
4. A particular day
5. Public and private life
6. Traveling
7. My Choices
8. Leisure
9. Places to live
10. Horizons, which is an introduction to the next language learning level.

Each lesson contains the following to enhance the learning process:

• The Point Langue which conceptualizes the formation of the parts of speech.
• The Aide-Memoire which assists learners in memorizing.
• The Point Culture which is an inter-cultural approach sharing about the French culture in relation with others.
• Phonetics
• Grammar
• Exercises which give practical applications of the language

At the end of the book one can find:

• The transcription of the dialogues on CD’s
• A grammatical index
• A multilingual dictionary