How French Works

About

How French Works is collection of web-based French resources developed over many years teaching a university French course. The resources originally formed the basis of a French resources site RealFrench which was active between 2003 and 2012. The site has since been wholly rewritten to benefit from recent developments in HTML5, in particular as regards design and mobile technology.

How French Works comprises 3 interactive grammar books:

Advanced grammar: an exhaustive description of French grammar, along with descriptions of the origins of French and English, and overview of syntax, pronunciation, register, and suggestions on writing essays, letters, and making phones calls. It is intended as a reference book, and is aimed at advanced college or university learners, or teachers and other language professionals
Intermediate grammar: this contains the key topics needed for college or university, but in more condensed form, and with soundfiles and exercises included with the text and at the end of the units.
Beginner grammar: this contains short summaries of the kep grammatical points needed for GCSE and A level, with and with soundfiles and exercises included at the end of the units.

There is also an extensive collection of interactive exercises divided into beginner and advanced sections, including multichoice and type-in activities, plus printable exercises. Finally, there is a verb conjugator, containing all verb groups and paradigms.

Credits

The help of the following is gratefully acknowledged:

Members past and present of the Department of Languages, especially Philip Morey, Jean Bartholomew, Cemi Belkacemi, Sharon Handley, Mike Crompton, Carmen Herrero, Chris Jones, Noel Lacey, Gill Wooldridge.

Special thanks go to Pascal Lecler, formerly editor on the Oxford-Hachette English-French Dictionary, and Ron Linton (Management and Business), who undertook extensive proofreading.

Contact us

We warmly welcome your comments on any aspect of the site. Please send us any comments you may have to c.dawson@mmu.ac.uk, and we will try and get back to you as soon as possible.