All 24 chapters, and the pronunciation point each
one teaches. Read the sound column down the page and it is a system for decoding
written French — which is the part most courses leave to the end.
Part One · BonjourColette introduces herself, her dog, and her town. From nothing to naming things.
- 1
Bonjour, je m'appelle Colette
Hello, my name is Colette
· sound: the French r
- 2
Filou et moi
Filou and me
· sound: the letters you do not say
- 3
Un chat, une tarte
A cat, a tart
· sound: un versus une
- 4
Le chat de Colette
Colette's cat
· sound: ou versus u
- 5
J'ai un chien
I have a dog
· sound: the nasals on and an
- 6
Révision 1
Naming the world
· sound: everything so far, in one place
Part Two · Ma journéeHer day, hour by hour. Verbs arrive, and with them the ability to say what you do.
- 7
Un café, s'il vous plaît
A coffee, please
· sound: é versus è
- 8
Tu aimes le café ?
Do you like coffee?
· sound: liaison, part one
- 9
Non, pas du tout
No, not at all
· sound: the ne that natives drop
- 10
Quelle heure est-il ?
What time is it?
· sound: eu
- 11
Où est la boulangerie ?
Where is the bakery?
· sound: oi
- 12
Révision 2
A day in the town
· sound: the whole system, so far
Part Three · Les gensHer family, her neighbours, the man at the bakery. Describing people, and the last two verb groups.
- 13
Ma famille
My family
· sound: gn
- 14
Elle est grande et gentille
She is tall and kind
· sound: the endings you can hear
- 15
Je finis, je pars
I finish, I leave
· sound: ill
- 16
Je fais, je vais
I do, I go
· sound: ai and ei
- 17
Je vais chercher Filou
I'm going to fetch Filou
· sound: rhythm, and why French has no stress
- 18
Révision 3
People and plans
· sound: everything, and the one that matters most
Part Four · Le monde autourWeather, money, the road out of town. By the end she can be left alone in France, and so can you.
- 19
Du pain et de la confiture
Bread and jam
· sound: the e you do not say
- 20
Combien ça coûte ?
How much is it?
· sound: numbers, and where liaison is forbidden
- 21
Il fait froid
It's cold
· sound: ch and j
- 22
Je peux, je veux, je dois
I can, I want, I must
· sound: open and closed eu
- 23
Prends la première rue
Take the first street
· sound: connected speech
- 24
Révision 4
You can be left in France
· sound: the whole decoding system