Tapis Volant 1 Coursebook & Workbook PLUS, 5th Edition

Bringing 30 years of classroom experience, Tapis Volant 5th Edition provides a structured approach to language learning that meets diverse student needs, inspires students and integrates more francophone cultural content. A complete French language program for Years 7 to 10, Tapis Volant offers differentiated, media-rich and time-saving resources, designed to engage students and support teachers. The series develops skills in listening, speaking, reading, viewing and writing to build student confidence.

Coursebook Features

We've has simplified the unit structure to make navigating the content a breeze. Each unit contains the following sections:

• Unit opening page: Learning objectives outline new language and cultural content, helping you plan your lessons with confidence. Images and warm-up activities will stimulate classroom discussion and student engagement with the unit topics.
• Communiquons ! : Presents new language in manageable chunks via sentence builders, ensuring students grasp key structures through repetition and variation. Supported with audio to attune students to correct pronunciation of new language, as well as English translations for quick comprehension.
• Grammaire : Provides clear and concise grammar explanations with plenty of examples to illustrate each point of grammar.
• Lisons ! : Offers a rich variety of graded texts to experience and learn new language in different contexts. Each unit includes an authentic and engaging bande dessinée (comic strip / cartoon story). Other text types include dialogues, articles, text messages, letters, infographics, diary entries and more. French–English glossary boxes for any unknown vocabulary are included to aid comprehension. Audio files for selected reading texts provide further listening opportunities.
• Découvrons : These boxes appear throughout each unit and provide extra information on French language usage and cultural influences on language.
• En Francophonie : These sections share fascinating cultural notes and facts about different francophone communities worldwide to broaden students' horizons.
• Vocabulaire : A list at the end of each unit, grouped according to parts of speech for students' easy reference and revision. All terms are audio recorded for pronunciation practice. This section is further supported by audio flashcards and a downloadable vocabulary list.

Workbook Features

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.

Table of Contents

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