French
CONTENTS Examination techniques.;Reading comprehension Grammatical accuracy; Summary Vocabulary; Listening comprehension The essay in French Translation into English The narrative essay; Literature The discussion essay; Oral work Translation into French. The book covers the major skills required by students sitting A Level or post A Level examinations in French. These include a sound knowledge of vocabulary and the rules of grammar, an ability to translate into French and into English, listening and oral skills, reading comprehension and summary, and a familiarity with essay formation in French. John Carter brings to all these tasks insights derived from many years experience as an examiner in oral and written papers, and as an adviser on the development of French teaching in schools and colleges. John Carter, BA, MA, is Senior Lecturer in French and Head of the Language Centre at Oxford Polytechnic. He is Chief Examiner for a major A Level Board and a member of the Secondary Examinations Council Committee on French teaching. Title Advisers: Ted Farrington, MA(Mod. Lang), MA(Linguistics), Senior Lecturer in French, Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, and Chief Examiner and Awarder for a major GCE Board. Or L. C. A. Thevenon, DUEL, L es L, M es L, Or es L. Lecturer in French, Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, and examiner for the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).