Génial ! 1 for Junior Cycle First Year French is an innovative language learning programme that gets students speaking and supports them in discovering the language for themselves.

• Learning Outcomes from all three strands are interwoven through each unit
• Carefully scaffolded oral tasks and pronunciation activities
• Vocabulary and grammar are introduced through authentic real-life dialogues and texts
• The Enquête linguistique guides students to discover language patterns for themselves!
• Mes stratégies ! panels teach students effective language learning strategies
• Portfolio and role-play tasks prepare students for the CBAs
• Students will enjoy reading for pleasure in the Coup de théâtre ! play that continues in each unit
• En un coup d’oeil summaries include audio and are perfect for revision
• Réflexions help students to assess their own progress

The Génial ! 1 Cahier d’activités contains a wide variety of engaging activities that reinforce and enhance the Manuel scolaire learning.

• Fully linked to the Manuel scolaire
• Extra practice in listening, reading, writing, speaking, language awareness and cultural awareness
• Mots clés grids allow students to compile their own bank of key vocabulary
• In the Enquête linguistique, students record their discoveries about language patterns
• Les cartes mentales encourage students to brainstorm key vocabulary, structures and grammar
• The Épreuve at the end of each unit checks progress

• Réflexion self-assessment tasks help students to set goals for improvement

DISCOVER MFL IS A JUNIOR CYCLE MFL SERIES WITH COMMUNICATION AND STUDENT-CENTRED LEARNING AT ITS CORE!

The Génial ! 1 package includes:

• Génial ! 1 Cahier d’activités with a wide variety of activities that enhance the Manuel scolaire learning
• Génial ! 1 Teacher’s Resource Book with planning documents, teacher’s notes, solutions, transcripts and photocopiable resources
• A suite of digital resources, including interactive activities, PowerPoints, videos and animations, all available on www.gillexplore.ie

There is a free eBook of this Manuel scolaire. See inside front cover for details. Adopting teachers also get access to a free eBook of the Teacher’s Resource Book. Gill Education eBooks are accessible both online and offline.