Chapters begin with a list of linguistic and cultural objectives, as well as a list of "Expressions de base" related thematically to the materials in the chapter. Organized by parts of speech, these expressions help to scaffold your comprehension of and communication about chapter themes and materials. * "Entrée en matière" introduces you to the focus of the chapter through historical references and definitions of related cultural concepts. To facilitate comprehension, this section concludes with one or more "Question(s) de comprehension" and several "Questions de réflexion" that help you move from comprehension of factual information to interpretation and discussion of that material. * You"ll analyze and reflect on several textual artifacts related to each chapter"s theme in "Texte à analyser". These include a wide variety of text types, such as newspaper and magazine articles, literary texts, songs, speeches, and survey data. Extensive scaffolding accompanies each text, moving from pre-reading activities ("Avant de lire") to comprehension activities ("En lisant"), and culminating with interpretation and discussion activities ("Après avoir lu"). * Video-based materials ("Première personne") feature interviews conducted with French speakers. Similar to the written texts, these sections also move from pre-viewing ("Avant de regarder l"interview") to comprehension ("En regardant l"interview"), and finally to discussion activities ("Après avoir regardé l"interview"). * "Rappel!" sections contain a concise review of linguistic material, as well as contextualized examples and practice activities linked thematically to the chapter theme..