Hope and Hope L'Art de Lire is designed to help students develop reading fluency in French, especially in preparation for the study of literature. The reader presents nine modern French short stories that are intriguing, humorous, well-paced, interesting, and accessible. The focus throughout is on vocabulary, grammar, and context, and is supported by presentations on patterns of discourse and narrative structures. Over 1,000 alphabetized entries put French at studenets' fingertips. This complete eight-unit book prepares students for advanced listening examinations.
Students experience a variety of selections in both dialogue and narrative form.
Each thematic unit includes extensive prelistening activities that prepare students for the main selection. Follow-up listening selections provide further practice. The second part of the 101-page book provides six practice tests. The 30-page Teacher's Guide contains an introduction, a tapescript of the listening passages and the questions, and an answer key. The cassettes duplicate the recording style and speed of various tests.