Posts Tagged ‘ Futur Simple ’

Victor Hugo’s “Demain, dès l’aube”

June 18, 2010
By Rachel
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Many instructors of French shy away from literary analysis in elementary and intermediate language classes. To be sure, discussion of literary theory can be difficult even in advanced courses. It can be daunting to aim to read texts and analyse them when even the basic verb tenses are still unclear. But it is important...Read more »

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Music: Francis Cabrel’s “Octobre” and the Futur Simple

June 10, 2010
By Rachel
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You can use any French song to create some sort of grammar, vocabulary, or culture lesson. The song “Octobre” by Francis Cabrel lends itself particularly well to a review of the futur simple.  About half of the lines of the text contain a verb in the future, and many of them are irregular. The...Read more »

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