1. Bonjour !
2. La famille
3. Les animaux domestiques
4. Bon appétit !
5. En classe
6. C’est la fête !
7. Mes journées
8. Comment sont-ils ?
9. Allons-y !
10. Les grandes vacances
Grammar summary
French-English/English-French glossary
Pierrick Hubert is a French teacher and Head of Languages at Mac.Robertson Girls’ HS (VIC). Until the end of 2023, he served as Head of Languages at Northcote HS and previously taught at McKinnon SC. In France, Pierrick was a journalist for the French TV channel Canal+. Pierrick is an experienced VCE exam assessor. He has an online presence with various YouTube videos on VCE French preparation and is a co-author of Tapis Volant Senior 2e.
Ellen Moffatt is Deputy Principal at Westbourne Grammar School. A teacher of French and German, Ellen has previously taught at Wesley College, Carey Grammar and Korowa Anglican Girls' School. Recognised by the Educator in recent years as a Rising Star, and as an Excellence Awardee in the 'Secondary Teacher of the Year (Non-Government)' category, Ellen is an Examination Reviewer for the VCAA a co-author of Tapis Volant Senior 2e and Ganz Klasse 1 & 2.
Milica Savic is the Campus Coordinator of Learning & Teaching and the Language Acquisition Faculty Coordinator at Wesley College (VIC). She has taught French since 2012 and is passionate about embedding routines that promote curiosity, deep thinking and collaboration in the language classroom. Milica has contributed to curriculum development and assessment design with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) and has facilitated professional learning workshops on effective language pedagogy. Milica currently leads a team of language teachers in exploring proven and emerging practices in language teaching and assessment.
The workbook unit structure has also been simplified, consisting of the following sections:
Vocabulaire : A variety of exercises to practise new, key vocabulary presented in the Coursebook Communiquons section.
Grammaire : A selection of drills to practise new grammar concepts presented in the Coursebook Grammaire section.
Exercices de lecture : Reading comprehension exercises for all Lisons ! texts in the Coursebook. Tasks range from true/false and tick-the-box to gap-fill and full-sentence responses.
Exercices d’écoute : A variety of graded listening exercises, organised by level of difficulty and task complexity. Audio files accessible on Nelson Digital.
Tâches écrites : Graded, open-ended writing tasks with clear steps and examples to help students consolidate their learning and practice of new as well as recycled vocabulary and grammar.
Tâches orales : Graded speaking tasks that include pair and group work, providing opportunities to use language in meaningful contexts. Task instructions include clear steps and modelling.