Horizons is a complete elementary French program that makes learning French easier through its step-by-step skill-building methodology, flexible and accessible approach to grammar and new vocabulary, and creative and sophisticated coverage of francophone culture. Through varied interactive activities and clear grammar explanations, the text helps students communicate effectively in French while culturally connecting them to the francophone world. Horizons features a clear, easy-to-follow structure that is ideal for instructors with any level of teaching experience. Horizons carefully guides students through their first year of elementary French. The Worktext version of Horizons, Fifth Edition, Volume Two, includes the complete front matter and back matter plus textbook chapters 5-R PLUS SAM Chapters 5-R in one convenient paperbound volume. Volume One also includes the complete front matter and back matter plus textbook chapters P-5 PLUS SAM Chapters P-5.
About This Edition: New Features
- New: A video created specifically for Horizons, Les Stagiaires, integrates the vocabulary and grammar from each chapter into a storyline of two new interns working at an office. Their daily interactions and adventures with their coworkers depict real-life uses of French in a variety of situations, allowing students to practice listening skills with the vocabulary and structures they have studied up to that point. Brief episodes appearing in the Reprise section of each chapter are accompanied by viewing activities.
- New: The Slections Musicales sections have been expanded to include the use of French music as an engaging way to teach culture, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. In addition to the presentation and activities occurring after every two chapters, there will now be student notes in each Comptence suggesting francophone songs that illustrate the use of the vocabulary or grammar being studied. These songs are all easily found and downloadable via iTunes, and include a variety of types of music from different francophone countries. In the new edition, these student notes are called Slections Musicales, and the more extensive treatment of songs with pre- and post-listening activities found every other chapter were renamed Interlude Musical. Over half of the songs in these sections have been replaced with new selections.
- New: Pronunciation activities have been added after each pronunciation explanation providing students with additional practice opportunities of this important skill.
- New: A completely new art program and interior design. Illustrations have been updated and redrawn with a more consistent and contemporary-looking style.
- Updated: The geo-cultural openers, along with the Notes Culturelles and end-of-chapter Comparaisons Culturelles, have been updated to present the very latest cultural evolutions.
- Updated: The Workbook / Lab Manual has been reorganized into one complete Student Activities Manual, with the listening / speaking practice and the writing activities for each Comptence grouped together, instead of in separate sections.
- New: A new, more robust testing program provides a greater variety of testing options.
