French First Year, second edition by Gail Stein & Eli Blume is designed to give students a comprehensive review and understanding of the elements taught in level-one French along with a wealth of varied practice and an overview of the culture of France and la francophine- French as it is spoken and used around the world. Thoroughly revised and updated, the Second Edition is designed to incorporate and reflect the national Standards for Foreign Languages Learning in the 21st Century. Some features of this book are: Parts One, Two, and Three are organized around related grammatical topics. Each chapter is complete in itself for use in any order in accordance with the needs of the students and deals fully with a grammatical topic. Clear and consise explanations of structures are provided with many examples and a great variety of exercises; Part Four provides a comprehensive review of synnonyms and antonyms, and vocabulary presented thematically; Written in English, Part Five offers an upd