My Vocabulary Trainer: Learning Vocabulary by Topics and in Context

In the vocabulary trainer, students regularly record their progress and collect thematic vocabulary as well as important phrases. This way, they always have an overview of the knowledge they have acquired.

The booklet is divided into three color-coded sections: Vocabulaire thématique, Les mots pour le dire, Mots en context. The detachable pages can be easily filed and stored—readily accessible even in the next school year.

With solutions for self-check available for download.

Information about the series edition:

The great advantage for competency-oriented French teaching: Ŕ plus! Nouvelle édition focuses entirely on the development of students’ competencies. The teaching material is easy to handle, does not overwhelm students and at the same time provides enough material for faster learners, inspiring and motivating through songs, games, and learning through movement.

Transparent structure of the units:

The introductory page presents the learning tasks and gives an overview of the competency focuses. This is followed by three sections (Volets) with texts and exercises that specifically prepare for the learning tasks.

Individualization: All students are different – Ŕ plus! Nouvelle édition offers two learning tasks per unit to choose from.

Differentiation: the right level for everyone. Parallel exercises in the student book show two learning paths leading to the same goal. Symbols indicate tasks at the upper and lower ends of the performance spectrum.

Preparation for the DELF: From the first units on, Ŕ plus! Nouvelle édition prepares students for the DELF exam. For this purpose, the Bilan pages contain test tasks in DELF format.

Diagnosing and supporting: On the optional pages Fais le point and Bilan, students review what they have learned so far and check their performance level. Teachers will find a diagnostic tool here to create individual support plans—complemented by materials in the teacher’s folder. Also suitable for “paperless” use on PC and teacher platforms.

Teacher’s edition of the student book:

- Vocabulary and grammar highlighted in color - Notes for lesson preparation - References to additional materials such as transparencies, interactive whiteboard materials, extra differentiation and support exercises in the teacher materials

Audio CDs: The CDs include lesson texts as well as texts for listening comprehension exercises, songs, and poems.

Video DVD: Integrated listening and viewing comprehension is central from the start: The video DVD shows film sequences indicated by a DVD symbol in the student book.

Carnet d’activités with audio and video material:

Various accompanying exercises and tasks include:

- intensified dialogue training in role plays and cooperative tasks, - differentiated offers for different learning prerequisites, - review exercises in or before each unit, - tasks for listening and viewing comprehension, - diagnostic pages (Fais le point) to check learning progress after each unit, - extra support exercises in the inserted booklet.

On the CD extra/online, all listening texts from the Carnet d’activités, solutions to the support exercises, as well as all textbook texts of the units and modules are available to listen to in MP3 format. All film sequences from the Carnet d’activités are included on the DVD/available online.

Carnet d’activités with interactive exercises: The interactive exercises are a supplementary offer to the Carnet d’activités. The training units are aligned with the teaching content and offer students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge on the most important topics. Tips and feedback support independent task solving.

Carnet d’activités – Teacher’s edition: The teacher’s edition contains, in addition to the components of the Carnet d’activités, all solutions directly in the booklet. On the CD extra, all transcripts of the listening exercises and video sequences from the Carnet d’activités, the Carnet d’activités teacher’s edition with solutions as PDF, as well as all solutions to open and support exercises as PDFs are included.

Vocabulary trainer app: Learn vocabulary playfully on smartphone and tablet: Available to match the teaching material in the App Store and Google Play.

Interactive vocabulary trainer: The vocabulary trainer is software specifically designed for vocabulary learning—precisely aligned with the textbook. The program consists of two parts:

- The interactive vocabulary card file accompanies students throughout the school year in practicing, learning, and testing vocabulary from the textbook. All vocabulary is voiced. The multimedia-supported vocabulary learning is fun and based on the proven flashcard principle in several steps until the vocabulary “sticks.”

- With the diverse interactive vocabulary exercises, vocabulary can be deepened.

Vocabulary pocketbook: Ideal for reviewing and learning on the go with complete learning vocabulary of the textbook, vocabulary for dialogue training, memory aids and mnemonics, vocabulary exercises for review and consolidation, solutions for checking.

All words and expressions can be listened to with the TING pen (not included), no MP3 player or PC needed.

My Grammar for Writing Yourself: With this grammar booklet, students can regularly record their progress, formulate and collect grammar rules themselves. This way, they always have an overview of their knowledge.

The detachable pages can be easily filed and stored—so they remain readily accessible even in the next school year. With solutions for self-check available for download.

Grammar booklet: Grammatical phenomena clearly arranged for learning, applying, and referencing. The booklet, suitable for various learning types, offers numerous memory aids, learning tips, from volume 2 onwards a summary of the grammar content of all previous volumes, as well as mini-check tasks for immediate application of the rules.

With exercise pages after each unit (also available as worksheets in PDF format).

Learning diary: Students can regularly record their progress in the learning diary as well as collect thematic vocabulary, important phrases, and grammar. This way, they always keep an overview of their accumulated knowledge.

The learning diary is divided into four color-coded sections, which can be easily filed thanks to detachable pages:

- Vocabulaire thématique - Les mots pour le dire - Mots en contexte - Grammaire

Solutions for self-check are available for download.

Class test trainer for targeted and independent preparation:

- Two class tests per unit/dossier - Tasks for reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing and speaking, mediation, as well as vocabulary and grammar - Training cards to improve speaking skills - Notes on assessment and correction - Listening texts for training listening comprehension with closed and semi-open task formats - Solutions for self-check

Teacher materials in folder:

- Guidelines with reproducible templates - Diagnostic and support materials - Differentiation materials - CD-ROM with support materials—approved for learning platforms - Audio CD with extra listening texts

Lesson preparation à la carte: The CD-ROM offers a versatile toolbox for lesson preparation. With tools that integrate into Microsoft Word, you can quickly and easily create worksheets with letter, word, and sentence mixers, word snakes, cloze texts, and crossword puzzles.

Also check any French text for vocabulary progression from Ŕ plus! The lesson preparation contains all textbook texts as well as transcripts of the listening exercises from the book and Carnet. Additional materials include DVD transcripts, numerous illustrations, practical suggestions for content distribution, and help for creating an internal school curriculum for French.

Suggestions for performance assessment Volumes 1–4: Competency-oriented and individually applicable. On the CD extra, you will find numerous tasks for each unit of the student book covering the five competency areas: reading comprehension, listening comprehension.