The French Ladder — Independent User, Module 1 of 5

236 pages · 170 practice sets · 3,293 exercises with the full answer key — the course and written practice in one book.

Book 6 of the 15-book French Ladder — three levels, five modules each: Basic, Independent, Proficient. Module 1 of the Independent series opens CEFR level B1: telling the past with the imparfait and the passé composé together and the plus-que-parfait behind them, the futur simple in full, the conditional for would, could and should, relative pronouns and connectors, the pronoun machine (y and en), and your opinion defended with reasons.

Reading about French is free everywhere, including our own free study material online. What this book sells is the WORK: thirty write-in lessons, two practice pages after every lesson, and 76 Daily Practice pages where every day ends with revision of everything before it — spaced repetition on paper, the reason the words stay. Then word searches, crosswords and six games built from the module's own words, unit checks, a module self-check in exam shape, and the complete answer key.

• Every word carries its gender and a say-it respelling — le livre, "luh LEEVR" — from the very first noun.
• Sequential by design: Module 1 of this band assumes the complete Basic band (Modules 1-5), or a solid A2 reached another way, and the printed Start Here page checks in ten prompts whether you are ready.
• The one-answer rule: match, choose, unscramble, fill — every exercise has exactly one right answer, printed in the key. Generated and machine-checked from verified word lists.
• Self-paced, for teenagers and adults: written for anyone who has finished the Basic band or reached B1 another way, and works alone or with a tutor.
• Every lesson page teaches before it drills: a titled rule box, a filled-in example row, and a "Watch out" line naming the mistake English speakers make there.
• A QR code on every lesson page opens that lesson's free audio and study notes at learnpassgrow.com/learn/french — no app, no account.
• Know where you stand: every unit check ends with CEFR "I can…" lines; the back matter carries a one-page module reference and an A-to-Z glossary of every word with its gender and respelling; six "Did you know?" boxes along the way.
• The free online companion at learnpassgrow.com/learn/french: every lesson to read again, audio for every lesson, printable flashcards, and more practice.

Module 1 opens B1 and Module 2 completes it; Modules 3-4 cover B2; Module 5 is the band-mastery book with the C1 bridge. Below it, the Basic band (Modules 1-5) is where the ladder starts; above it, the Proficient band (C1-C2).