Getting to Know... L'Etranger for IB

Ready-to-use research tasks, worksheets, background information and exam preparation questions. Students will be fully clued up on the novel and well prepared for the l’épreuve écrite section of their IB exam. The special before, during, after structure offers the perfect balance between independent and class work:

It is thorough, detailed, and covers a number of very important study skills....

...The author is to be congratulated on leaving no stone unturned in considering all aspects of the specification

J Ireland, French Lecturer and Peer Reviewer
  • Chapter-by-chapter analysis, with special sections on: the structure of the novel; the role of the narrator, the sun and women; themes of justice, religion and love; Algerian society; analysis of the title.
  • Activities include: comprehension questions, character profiles, translation, grammar and language. By studying grammar and vocabulary in the context of the novel, students develop language skills directly relevant to the exam.
  • Special sections on form and style provide perfect exam preparation. Example texts and commentaries provoke discussion of successful techniques.

What do teachers say about this resource? (6136)

My overall impression is that this is an excellent study guide which will enable gifted students to reach a high degree of competence in the French language as well as providing an opportunity to explore cultural and philosophical topics through this well-known novel. It is thorough, detailed, and covers a number of very important study skills. For the busy teacher it provides a very wide range of exercises. The author is to be congratulated on leaving no stone unturned in considering all aspects of the specification.

J Ireland, French Lecturer and Peer Reviewer