Sur le vif » (4th Edition)

Hannelore received her PhD in 18th century French Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hannelore is currently a senior lecturer in French and Director of the French Language program at UNC-Chapel Hill. She teaches courses in methodology, language, and literature, and has authored an advanced intermediate text. Hannelore's research interests focus on language teaching and teaching assistant training. Hannelore has presented at ACTFL, Central States, and the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina.

Clare received her PhD in French literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981 and is currently the Professor of the Practice of French; Director at Duke University where she directs the French language program. She has published articles on language acquisition and pedagogy, the modern political theatre in France, on Alfred Jarry, and on political propaganda in French cartoons. In 1990, her computer tutorial Micro-Review in French was published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Professor Tufts' research interests include second language acquisition, modern French theatre, and popular culture.

Designed specifically for one-semester intermediate French programs, SUR LE VIF offers a contextualized review of the fundamentals, adding just enough new material to expand the language skills of French learners without overwhelming them. The book is divided into an in-class conversation manual and an out-of-class grammar reference, giving the flexibility to choose among readings, activities, and grammar practice to meet the varied needs of intermediate users. In nine short chapters, SUR LE VIF encompasses a full-length intermediate course with its provocative readings, active grammar review, and updated cultural notes. The program also takes into account the importance of audio and visual elements: the Prélude" (before Chapter 1), two "Interludes" (after Chapters 3 and 6), and "Postlude" (after Chapter 9) contain new songs and follow-up activities. The accompanying video program, featured on the new Premium Website, adds a visual component."

Préface. Carte de la France. Carte du monde francophone. Carte de l'Afrique francophone. PRELUDE. Le français dans le monde. Lecture: Lynda Lemay: «Les maudits Français».
1. LES ETUDES. Vocabulaire: les lieux, les gens, les choses, les activités. Lectures: Nathalie Sarraute: Enfance. L'étudiant: «J'ai étudié un an à Vancouver». Structures. Verb review: payer, s'ennuyer. Present indicative. Infinitives. Imperatives. Faire causatif.
2. LES JEUNES. Vocabulaire: le corps, le caractère, les vêtements et les accessoires, les activités et les passe-temps quotidiens. Lectures: Le Nouvel Observateur: «Avoir 20 ans en 2008». Diam's: «Jeune demoiselle». Structures. Verb review: décrire, s'asseoir. Descriptive adjectives. Comparative and superlative of adjectives. Tout. Interrogatives. Il (elle) est vs. C'est.
3. LES IMMIGRES. Vocabulaire: présent ou passé?, l'immigration, questions sociales, la vie active. Lectures: Francis Bebey: «Je suis venu chercher du travail». J.M.G.Le Clézio: «Printemps». Structures. Verb review: accueillir, mourir. Passé composé. Imperfect. Passé composé vs. Imperfect. Pluperfect. Past infinitive. Le mot juste: manquer à, rendre, partir, sortir, quitter. INTERLUDE 1: Loukoum et camembert. Les Escrocs: «Loukoum et camembert».
4. EN ROUTE! Vocabulaire: les moyens de transport, les gens qui se déplacent, le déplacement, lesactivités, les problèmes et les solutions. Lectures: La Lettre Vélib': «Vélib': à vélo en toute liberté.» Fernand Raynaud: «La 2CV de ma sAour». Structures. Verb review: conduire, mettre. Articles. Object pronouns, y, en. Order of pronouns. Disjunctive pronouns. Le mot juste: se moquer de.
5. LES VOYAGES. Vocabulaire: pourquoi?, comment?, où?, quoi? Lectures: Marcel Pagnol: «Le château de ma mère». Didier Tilman: «Trip around the world». Structures. Verb review: verbs in -ger, prendre, découvrir. Prepositions with geographical names. Future tense and conditional forms. Future perfect and past conditional. If-clauses. Passé simple and passé antérieur.
6. CINE ET TELE. Vocabulaire: le cinéma, la télévision. Lectures: Robida: «Le vingtième siècle». Albert Camus: «Le premier homme». Structures. Verb review: préférer, projeter. Negative expressions. Relative pronouns. Le mot juste: il s'agit de. INTERLUDE 2: Travailler plus. Lecture. Tryo: «Travailler plus».
7. TRADITIONS. Vocabulaire: Les personnages, les contes. Lectures: La Fontaine: «La grenouille qui veut se faire aussi grosse que le boeuf». Un conte corse: «La fleur, le miroir, le cheval». Structures. Verb review: croire. What is the subjunctive? Formation of the subjunctive. Usage of the subjunctive.
8. EN FAMILLE. Vocabulaire: la famille moderne, les amis, les rapports, des traits de caractère, au foyer. Lectures: Marie-Clare Maison: «Colocation, la solution». Simone de Beauvoir: «Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée». Structures. Verb review: vivre, venir. Adverbs. Comparison of adverbs. Comparison of nouns. Demonstrative pronouns. Le mot juste: plaire à.
9. SANS FRONTIERES. Vocabulaire: l'écologie, les relations internationales. Lectures: Pierre Perret: «Je suis vert». Médecins sans frontières: «Témoignage d'un médecin». Structures. Verb review: atteindre. What is a function? Requesting information. Hypothesizing. Expressing opinions or reactions. Disagreeing. Narrating. POSTLUDE: Les Cajuns. Lecture: Bruce Daigrepont: «Disco et fais-do-do».
Appendix A: Prepositions.
Appendix B: Present Participles.
Appendix C: Verb Conjugations. Lexique français-anglais. Indices. Credits.