French in Action: A Beginning Course in Language and Culture

336 Pages·1987·38.13 MB·English

by  Pierre J. Capretz

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LeçonS I Leçon Abréviat1i ons
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Revucet d éfil1é Touets bti eqnu ifi nibti e.n. .
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Foreword
LaureWnyclei e
Voua rccm barkUifX>ng1lt hesm dyo fa f oreilgann ­ reassuorfie td. tWeest th icso nnecteiaoctnhi mwee
guagaen dc ultuIrmea.g es, soundasn,d \Va rcitniCoInlhs a,v ceo nta\Vcitte ha coht her.
wordwsi lalip ll aayp aritny oulrc arncixnpgc ricInrc e. Howevetrac, a roruy tt hiksi nodf t eslti tereaalclhy
ist hef uneroifot nh ipsr dimincasrsya yc mphasizc timwee s eeea coht hewro ulhde t oot edioEuasc.ch u l­
co
thahtu macno mmunicaitsIi lootnth rouwgahr dosn ly. turhea sd evclotpheecd u stoomfg reetwihnig,cr he ­
Facieaxlp ressainodbn osd yl anguoatgfee l clo mmuni­ quirtelslw actp ausaet! cabsrti eflwyi teha coht her.
carmeu chm ore tthhaean c tuwaalr dssp okc(ns,p ecialAllc)'iu lru1rk enso wr equithraeat v erbcaxlc hantgaek e
int hef anncaxlc hantgheawstc a ieln gaigenr cpcarcdpllya icnew hicwhe t alakb ouhte alotrht hest aotfct he
duritnhgec o urosfea nyg ivcdna y. Athnedm odeosf weathoerro urd estinaTthiioesnx .c hantgaek oensl ay
Thinso nv erbcaolm municactaindo inff egrr caFtrloym fews econadnsd twhoer dhsa vneo s ignifiicna nce
langutaogl ea nguoargc eu lttuorc eu ltuTr eb.et ruly themsclnvoense;t heiltie ssl so,ne gn ougfho oru r
0 amaz­
proficiicnan s te colnadn guaognee, mubscs tc hoolcd iningr layp iadn dc omplneexr vosuyss tetmors e coarndd
thedsicff crcnmcucssnt,o tmee m andp racttihcecmi n procetshso usapnedrsh, ampisl lioofnm se,s sagaebso ut
addittoi omna stcrtihnesg p okc\Yno rds. eacoht her ptehramtui stt od raw conclusioonnes about
Letm ei llus\Vthraar1tm ce anb ya nalyzwihnag)'t o u anothaenrda bouotu rr elatioTnhsihcsio pm.m unica­
wilsle aen dh eairn r he fifirlsmtes de gme(nIte s2so)n tiotnh,i bsi nditnogg ethiesar c,c omplismhaendy in
FrenicnhA ction.
of ways-socmoen scimooussut,n consciWoeu sh.an voe
A younwgo manM,i reiBldl!ec acuo,rn eosu ro ft he specoiragla fno drl pel lrpoofsc eo mmunicawtei on;
dooorf h era partmheonuts aen dd ashotff:St oa tteannd communicatee veWrmiyet alnlas to urd ispoTshae! .
ltalci1aanas tts h eS orbonBneef.o srheea rrivheosw,­ parotfso urb odyd laptr odltlhcese o unwda vewse r ec­
evesrh,em eetsse vefrraile annddsa cquaintaanndc cs ognizcs paeseail c hh ado tbecr1 emenptuarrpyo isne s
stoptosg retehte amp proprilantt chlivyse. rn ya nlfal ourc voluttioob nr:e atthose w,a lltoowb ,i taen,d
so
wayw c! carn soofrnt eh me osftr equgernete tiinng s on.W e adapttehde se bodtyo d peavrdtosspp eecbhu,t
BonjouAru! revoir.'
FrencWhc. h ear and ofc oursbeut, speeicsho nloyn em eanosf c ommunicaWtei uotni.l izc
moreo ftene xpressoifio nnqsu iarnydr eplcioensc crninogu rt othaelh avainodre nvironfmoecrno tm munication.
Çav aS?a lTuutv !as VOlIS allez
eacoht hehre'asl th: bien? Bccauosfte h ew ayt heh umanm indw orkhso,w ever,
bien?
and osna. wec annroatt iongarUayst po talTiors yr.u dtyh weh olc
Them ostc ommognr eetiinnmg oss lta nguahgaevse ofa p henomenwocnm ,u satn alyz.ei t-thiasbr,r eaikt
tod ow icilnlq uiarbioeustt h es taotft.:t heh ealotfh downi nrcoo mponepnatr tSsaw. eb reacko mmunica­
eacihn diviIdfuy ao!ut. h inakI itatbloeut th iyso,ua rc tiodno wni ntdoi ffercehnatn neslpse:e cwhr,i tisnygm,­
facewdi calc lu rioquuse stiAorneh: u man herienaglsl )'b olsiycs tepmoss,t ulrieos,ef t hsep acaer ounuds ,
sod eepilnyt ereisnet aecdoh c llheera'lstt hhat th ey ritufaalc,ei xaplr essgieosnt,um raen,i pulaotfoi bojne cts,
musitn quire iateb aocuthti mteh emye etC1e rtainlyt oucSho.rn eo ft hehsaev hee ewne islr udioetdh;e arrse
notl.n f acotn,ed efinitoifao b no riesa p erswohno , !cswse ikln ownr:h ythpmr,e ssbueraeot,d, o rc,h emical
whcny oui nquiarbeo uhti hse alatcht,u atlellyylo su ! reactwiaovne,os fe nergayn,du ndoubtoetdhleyor fs
Theriesa nc xampo!fct his osfpo errt sionn le2ss:o n whicwhe a rneo te veanw are.
MireilAluen'tGs e orgette. Speeicsht hem osnto tabalceh ieveomfeh nurm an
Thet ruitsh twhcad to I louts uacloly icate heinbgust,i t uissu alIllyoo tur m ositm portfaonrtom f
numm
througgrhe etignrgese;t ionnglosyf fera nou psp ortu­communicaatsi owne,s' eveein n t hec asoefg reetings.
nirtyoc ommunicwaitteeh a ch otThoue nrd.e rstand As Mireiwlallekf sr om hhoemre t oh erd asssh,e c on·
com·
cllwicsm usktn owt heb asmieca nionfgt hwe ords stanmteleyt pse opalned e xchanwgoersd wsi tthh cm,
mon,c ommtmiccaot11el,m unicatign.
and Theayr dee rivedb m clolne lfyu nctoifot nh esweor disst og ivhee ra nd
fro[Wmo IndEou·r opesatne mtsh amte an "tot ob­indh era cqllainatnao npcpeosr tutnaic roym munÎciant e
getheIrn.t "h iosr deruendi venrsohe u,m anh ein(ga nd manyo merw aywsi teha coht heTrh.r ouagUhc hannels,
perhanposb eings osfo reatxn cyc fpotar f ews ingle­ shea ndh efr rÎeanffidnsn t herierl atiosnhsahdiotpf:S:
ccllccdr eatucraenls i)vi eni solatWico mnu.s the b ound sociaanlda ged ifferefnrciee,n dasnhdai ffpt. "Ctimoun­,
togetihneo rr detrap articiinpa anot reg aniezcfdf otrat tuaeix pectaotfib ocnhsa viaonrds, o Whenw e
011.
accompltihsenh e cessaacrtyi voifte ixeiss teTnhcirese. ­ watcthh ev ideotaatnp oer maslp eewde,a rneo ta ware
lationissh ivspio t taalu st hawte mucsotn stahnet ly ofm anyo f tehvee nitns tehpei sobdeec autshee tya ke
'"
viii Foreword
plascoef astth awtc p ercctihveemo nluyn conscioustlhyte.h reyeo unpge opltec,l ltihnegm ",A ur evoiarl,­"
Butw itthh hee lopf t"hfer aamdev anocres "[ ow­ thougshi lhea ss hakheann d\Vsi tthh emo nlfiyv es ec­
motiofunn ctiaovna iloanbs loern ev idcû-p[aybacklI nitso,n desa r[Siheerd !o enso tk isCso letatgea ibnu,t they
wcc ans lotwh em ovemeinnto rdetroo bsercveer tain givcea coht hearf rien\Vdalvye .
kindosfc ommunicatthiawoten w oulodrn erwimsies s. Alit hihsa nelshakiisna gm ystefroyAr m ericWanhsy.
Ofc ourswce w,i lnle vepre rccdilverc o ta[ofib teyh av­ artch eF renscohc ompulsaibvoeus th akihnagn d1s ?
ioorn t apoer fi lm�foirn statnhcehe e,a mto,i smre, belitehvaent o o nek nowtsh ea nswetroc haqtu estion,
pressaunrde , odor iinnva ok livsoesrad h andshake. but iisdt e finiaCt lcIlsy tyoomum uslte atrOnr espect.
Butt here arc owtchc earnp earrceeaPisev reh.a ps wiOtfhc oursoen,ep urpoosfes hakihnagn dwsh elple op[e
ab iotf p atisenntl diyn slmoowt iownc c anb rinogu t arsct andhianstg O d ow itphr oxemtihcess n,l doyft he
bits of tchoimsm utnoitcaalBty iu osni.nt gh sel ow­ use sopfa cienc onununicPat.t"Oipolne.s oirnnec ultures
motiocno ntroonl yoVuerR and lbooyk incga reflillsyt anddo setroe ach otthhaednro others.s taAnrda bs
sevetriamlea ste acghr cetsicnegn yeO,lw li lblc gitno quidtoes aen dc onsiAdmeerr iccaonlsfd o lr1 lainraining
getso rnei deoaft hbea sciocm municatthiaiotsng oing aw idedri staTnhceeF .r encsht ansdo mewhcalto ser
on. than Amerainedwa hnesnt, h esyh akhea ndtsh ep roper
Thefi rsgtr eetiissn hgo rta ndf aiurnleyv enrflll:d istainsrc eeg ulaWtheedn.d e aliwnigt h the yFOrlein ch
MireiSUteo pst hec ornneerw ssttaOnb du ya papcr. ShOltlr[tydo s tanadb idto setrh ayno un ormaldol y
at
SheÎ so bviouasr leyg ucluasrt omfeorsr,h ei sh anded amongA mericans.
thep apewri thoelvletan s kifnogir t M.i reialnldte h e Then exetn counitswe irt Hhu berwth,o mM ireille
womanb ehitnhde c ountgerre eeatc oht hecro rdiallyl,a tdecrs critboRc osb erta c ahsi ldhforoide annddt he
witshm ilfuelsl of feelaic negr.t caWoiiyntn het shse y descendoafan d ti stinguairsihsetdo,c \Vreaatlitfeha,ym ­
coctkh ehiera dasn dc lotshee eiyre bsr iefly. cTlhiee nt­ilSyh.e t ritcosl 'casRsoubreert th atth eriesn othibneg­
vendorerl atioinss bniopt Meidr eaisll elaev sehses: a ys t\VeeHnu beratn dh ere,x cetphta Htu beratm usehse r.
simp"lAyur evoir," wmheirlcc hdarlneetp l\Viietsth h e Nevenhcl\Vehsesnt, h r\Veo meeotn t hes treheetr
samweo rds rbcustp cctfualdld"ysM ademoisSehllee ."g reetiismn ogr eafTe ctionatthea wnl tOlhO Spte ople.
the1n0 \Vebresrc y emso desdayn dg ivcafs a rewscmlill e Coquenisshhlecy o ckhse rh eaodn t hes iddeo,s ehse r
tOt hey oung womahna sps rboeb ably known sienycebesr iefltyh,efl na shaefl si rtatgiloauniscn et hoi esy es.
childhood. Shep uthSe rh andosn h issh ouldaesrT hSe kyi sosn b oth
Morei nrereisstt ihenn ge xt enCOwlhlincgthie vrae,ns checkHse. s uppohretrcs l bowasst hecym bracSch.e
importtaensts ioncn ommunicawtiitothnh eF rench. withdrhae\Vrhs a nsdl owbluytm aintaaif nosn gda ze
Mireiilsll oeo king waatt cwhhhe ern s her oundacs o r­ andr epeateeodclkys hheeaordn t hes idHee. r athseur­
ner adnode nso t atn ofitrishctee rf rieCnodl,e tstiet,­ perciliroeumsalrtykh sah te i sn otg ointgot hlea ca nd
tinwgi tN'hO younmge na nda y ounwgo mana ta c afé showhsi tse nnriasc kAestt .h epya rsth eg ivhcism a n
tablCeo.l etctaelt lohs erM.i reimlilseeh se r eyebrowasff,e ctiotnaapwt iet hhe rh andA.s d letyu rn letaov e
asw ca lwadyosw henw ca rscu rpriasnedsd m,i lcs thelyo oakte aeoht heirn tenscly.
broadSlhyeg. o etso warCdo letattoe n caen dl eaonvse r (Huberreta ppeianar l sa tleers swohne,n h ea nd
so thec atnkw iOs esa coht heornb otchh eckassg, o od Roberhtav dei nnweirt Mhi reilflaem'isHlu yb.e rrta nts
femaflrci eunselsu adlol y FrancCeo.l etitsae b it aboutth ee xtravatgaasntoteft s h em oderFnr ench
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Mireidloelsen ota ctuaklilsbysu t eorffhs e rc hectkos playihnigrs o laesa ristoacnrdsa nto tbo t heh ilaen,d
bek issSehde.t hemnm s tos hakhea ndwsi tthh et hree everyionnt ch eB ellefaaum islmyi liensd ulgeBnurtl y.
otheyro unpge oplgei,v ienagc ahr ypiFcraeln hcahn d­ theA merichaenr oR,o berdto,e nso tu nderstwahnadir s
shakoen:et aktesh hea nodf t hoet hesrh,a kietus p a nd goinogn ,a ndh ast hep ootra sttoer anbta cikn d ctcnse
downs tronogn[cyea ,n dt heonn t heu p-movemtehnet oft he\V orkicnlga ss and deAmmoccrriacvcaÎync. w ers
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morev igortohuasan n e qllivAamlecrnite haann dshakeb.a)d t astAe t.r aditmiioeni anl Frainstc hea t polaintdi cs
Meanwhilet wtop heeo pslhea kihnagn dlso oeka ch religaironen o td iscusasepe odl igtaer heriInnag lsm.o st
otheirnt hee ye. everoyt hesro cisaeln inhgo,w ever, cchoemym oanr c
The youmnagno nt hel eifts I lOvte rcyo rdiHael . topipcasr,ot ft hhee riroafgi ed eaansd idcoclhoagti es
doenso to ffheirhs a ndu ntMiilr eihlalsce x tendheedr s, Frencihn rclle[corvlel daelbsa te.)
to
andh issm iliest ardayn d brhiese cfe:m tsop refleoro k­ Mireilnleexe'tns c ounitswe irt Ohu smanaer ,e llo\\'
inga tC olenTeh!e s ecomnadn i sm orefli rtatiaonuds studewnittw hh oms hem ustb e fawidrlal c}'q uainted
holds gahziaesn ds miloen Mireilslheed eupnatritls . andw homs he grienae c tosr d\Viaaylb ur\V it[hc sasf ­
Coletwtaen rMsi reitlojl oei tnh e grouMpi,r ebiultl e ft."Ctitohna \Vni tHhu berhte,rc hildhforoide 1n1d1.e irse
sayssh eI si na h urrsyo,s hes hakheasn dasg aiwni th theu suaa[p proaschhep: e rcchiiverns, rhaeircs yecs-
Foreword
browisn p kasasnutr priasnedw, a lktso warhdi mb,r ieflyA unt Georgetatuen.t ta Tkhecesh arge.a dSvhaen ces
lowerihnegrg lancSeh.ep lacheesrh andnso to nh is withhe ra rmosu tstretacnhdge rda sMpisr eifilrlmel byy
shouldearss sh,ed id with Huboenrh ti,su pbpuetr thes houldsearysi,n "gB,o njomuar p,e tiMtier eilalse !"
nlrtlS
armsa,n dw hent hekyi ss sheh erh eadi ns ucah shea ndM ireitloluec bho tchh eckEsa.c hp urses Iibpesr
way that the kksisos nsh eesrc hfeacltklhs a anl most asi na k iss tbhuelt i pdso n ota ctuatloluyc thh es kionf
LIndheerrc arAsft.e rt hek isssehsek ansb ackwaarwda y theo thercsh eeiknst hicso nventikoinnaslhe impb race.
fromh erf riesndm,i licnogn venrioAsn atlhleypy.a rt, Then, wGietohr gestttiehl oll diMnigr eifilrlmel byy t he
sheg ivehsi ma sociatbalpoe n t heu ppearr mt,h en shouldtehreswy,Î thdrtahwe hiera dasn dg a7s,.tt eadily
tllranwsa y. ate acoht hearsi ft oi nspccro tthhewerh ile inquiring
Then exetn cOlmhtaesrl esssu bstaAn cyeo.u nmga n abouhte altRhe.s pectfMuilrleyib lrleea tknsega ze by
andw omano na motorcyrcildueep n extto M ireialtl e blinkianndgl ookidnogw nf oar m omenatn dt hesnh e
thec urabn dg rechte ra sa pal":S aluHte!r"r eactiiso n askasb ouGte orgethteea'lstG he.o rgeitsts eo methionfg
usual:r asihsheee sre yebroiwnss urprainsdel owers hearb oreS.h ew antnso tbimnogr et hatna a nswetrh e
gnec oquettitshhelflnya ,s haes sm ilc. Amtaa!z ceadrn questiiondn e taSihle.r eRecotnts heq uestiaostn h ep ro­
thatth eayr cg ointgo t her estauartae nlte voe'nc loicnk fesshoarsj usdto nca ndm aketsb es ames orotfp ollting
them ornings,h ew ishetsh emw eialn,d t hedye parati,l movemenwti thhe rl ipbsu,tt hesnh es tarttots a lk
threoeft heme xchangai" nSga luFto!r"A mericsatnu ­ abouhte �h ealtShb.es ayssh ei sn ots icbku t" fatiguée,"
tired
demst,h cm osti meresttihnign g atbhoiuestx chanigse a populuasreo f twhoer d meanin"gn outp t o
tOl ooikn s lomwo tioantt hey ounmga n'lsi pwsh enh e par.M"i reiclultehs e ro ffb yr eassuhrcirn',g' ls'umr c
say"sN,o uasl loanusr estau-TVh.es" u ccessoif on you'groei ntgo h efi nes oon.("Ii ts o bviotuhsa tth e
voweslo undbsr inhgisls iptsaa v erfyo rwarpdo,i nted wholkei nshgirpo ufipn dsG eorgetwtoer'rsi aebso uhte r
positioonnet, h aitsa lmonsetv eorb serYoenda nA mer­ healat lhi ttteldei oaunsd,t heaily undoubterdelfyte or
icanf'ascb eu ti sf requoennF tr encthà ceTso.s peak hera s" lpaa uvrGee orgettMei.r"e)i elslcea pseasy,i ng
goodF rencAhm,e ricamnuss tg et usetdh iltsia p shei sl atfeo rc lasasn,dt hekyi sgso od-bByleI.t ALlnt
position. Georgeitstne o ts atisfiseod ,s he wahsekrMsei reiilsl e
Att heb eginniofnt gh en exetn coLlynOtlewlri lnlo te goinAgft. ert her epltyh,e riesa nothpeari orf k isses,
the sapmuer seldi ptsh,i tsi moen t he persosfow rh oa d­ andM ireiRlelees .
dressMeisr eil"lBeo:n joMuard,e moisBeellllee aYuo.u" Notet haitn o tbesro cicalla sosrep sa rtosfF rance,
shoulpdr actiincf er onotfa m irruonrt iylo ulri pgse t therweo ulhda vbee etnh rekei ssienss teoafnd v oT.o
usetdo p outiinngt hiwsa yw heny ous ay swuocrhd ass anticitphaect ocr rencutm hero,n cm ustk nowt heCLlS ­
bonjousral ut.
and toms tohfes ocioarlc ultugrraolu wpi twhb icohn ei s
Thep rofeshsaospr u shehdi bsi cycalcer otshse streeats,s ociaLtaitnegir.nt hec oursweh,e nH ubercta metso
walkiwnigt lho ngs,t urdy swthreindh eess ,p iMeis r­ Mireilalpea'rst mfeonrdt i nnearsa, p ropcarr istohcer at
eilHlee . spefiarkssat d,d resshienrfg o rmawliltybh e r kisstehseh ando fM ircilmloet'hsea rss he grheiemt.s
faminlaym ea sw eials w ith "MademoiHsieswl hloel.c" As youc ans e\Vci th stlhoemw o tiocno ntrhoeld ,o cs
mannesrh owtsh ahte r espetchteys o un\Vgo mana nd not acrlueahtli lsy lips thoauncdht; h heke irs sgïisv en
alsaod mirbeesrw ho!cheartHeed cloyc.kh si she ada nd abouotn ei ncahb ovteh eb andt;h ef ormaliisfr uyl filled
closheises yeRsi rtatiHoeus tlhyeo.np entsh emR,a shae s int hiwsa yN.o ticteO,O t,b ahte d ocnso t kMiisrse ille's
smile, tloewaanrhsde rb,e amasd miratainodnt ,h einn ­ hand; dooncens o tk istsh eh ando fa youngp,r oper,
quires ahbeorhu eta ltWhi.t ht hef rienrdelsyt raa int unmarriweodm anA.s a mattoefrf acItw ,o uld advise
youn\Vgo mans howtso waradn o ldeard miresrh,e youn ott op articiipnta htiefs o rmakii ssîbnugs inuens­s
cockhse rh eada b itb,l inhkesre yesa,nd i nquiarbeosu t tiylo uh avwee iolb serYedh atbhioetf st hep eoplyeo u
hihse altAhsa. n h onesotl,d esrc holhaert ,a ketsh e area ssociawtiitnhagn du nderstbaontdhy ours ocipaol­
questisoenr iouasnldry e Recftosra m omenitn a v ery sitiwoind ltihne g rouapn dt hea pproprtieacthen iques.
Frencpho stuhrees: h ruhgisss h ouldselrisg hptoluyt,s Especitahlel yt cchntihqeurieessn ;o thimnogr ee mbar­
hisI ipssh,a kheishs e asdl owwliyt chl oseeyde st,he hne rassifnogra nA mericmaann t hatno b umph is noons e
replwiietsah m atter-of"-Jfeva acibtsi, e nj,ev aibsi en, a woman'hsa nda sh eî st ryitnogk isist .
merciH.i"sr eactsieoenm tso Î ndictahtaeht e coutledl l Fînalalltye,pr r operglreye t[ihnegs eeJ evpeeno ple,
fac.
herp lenatbyo ut hheiasl tbhu,to nt he whhoeld eo es Mireirlelaec hheesrc laastst he Thercof,c oursseh,e
notw ant bteoa b oreH.e t11esna ygso odbywei tth he wilhla vteh em ostc rucmieaclt ing-wRiotbhe rtth,e
kinodf c oyl itwdaev ea na dulgti veas s malclh iladn,d Americaannd o urh eroW.c witneas ksi nodf m iracle:
whedsh ibsi cycalwea yA.m usedb yt hiqsu aicnhta rac­ MireialnldeR oberste c eoatchhe arn dfal li nl ovaet
terM,i reille tsOhm eirlseesl sfh ewa asl kasw ay. firssti gh1ts .h anHo tc ommenotn t hamte eting because
On thibsr iweafl kp unctuawtietdth h eseen counterst,h es censet rimkeesa sl esasr eflectoifor ne altihrayan n
Mireille amneoetthosel rd epre rsohne,rs pinsterish ironciocm menotn t heg enroefs oaopp eraIsnan. )'