French Grammar in Context
Margaret Jubb, Annie Rouxeville
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French Grammar in Context
Margaret Jubb, Annie Rouxeville
About This Book
Now in its fifth edition, French Grammar in Context presents a unique and exciting approach to learning grammar.
Authentic texts from a rich variety of sources, literary and journalistic, are used as the starting point for the illustration and explanation of key areas of French grammar. Each point is consolidated with a wide range of written and spoken exercises. Grammar is presented not as an end in itself, but as a tool essential to enjoying French, understanding native speakers, and communicating effectively with them.
Literary texts and poems are taken from renowned French authors such as Albert Camus, Ămile Zola, AndrĂ© Malraux, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Stendhal, and Jacques PrĂ©vert. News sources include LibĂ©ration, Le Point, Marianne, and Le Monde Diplomatique, in addition to articles from regional papers such as Ouest-France and La Voix du Nord. Lifestyle articles are included from magazines such as Elle.
This fifth edition has been updated to include new texts for Chapters 24 and 25 and two new revision texts. In addition, this new edition is supported by a revised and extended companion website that offers a wealth of additional interactive exercises to practise and reinforce the material covered.
French Grammar in Context is aimed at intermediate and advanced students and is ideal for both independent and class-based study.
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1The present tense
La Provence, terre de lumiĂšre
part chercher le soleil Ă Arles. Câest lĂ ,
dans cette ancienne cité de la Gaule
romaine, ancrĂ©e aujourdâhui dans le
lumiĂšre qui va transformer son art âŠ.
Aux confins dâArles, il peint le fameux
tableau des Alyscamps: au fond de
lâallĂ©e, le clocher de Saint-Honorat
jaune et de bleu. La nature est violente
et colorĂ©e, les peupliers sâenflamment,
les buissons sâempourprent.
village de Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer et
la MĂ©diterranĂ©e. âLa mer a une couleur
comme les maquereaux, câest-Ă -dire
changeanteâ, Ă©crit-il Ă son frĂšre ThĂ©o,
violet, on ne sait pas toujours si câest
bleu car la seconde dâaprĂšs, le reflet
changeant a pris une teinte rose ou
grise.â Au bord des plages de Saintes-
et rendez-vous des gitans, ce peintre
dessine la violence des flots et le reflet
des voiles des bateaux.
dâeau, ville dâart, a vu grandir Paul
Cézanne au début du siÚcle. Plus tard,
lâenfant du pays criera Ă ses amis
peintres parisiens: âVive le soleil qui
la ville ou au chĂąteau noir, sur la route
champĂȘtre qui mĂšne au petit village du
Tholonet, Paul CĂ©zanne peint les
Sainte-Victoire. MĂȘme dĂ©garni de sa
couronne dâarbres, ce bloc de calcaire
est lumiĂšre. La montagne se dresse,
grise, bleue ou beige mais toujours