[The book] offers a comprehensive, student-centered approach to intermediate French, designed to get you speaking from the first day of class. [The book] connects you with people and places in the French-speaking world, as each chapter centers on a specific character (personnage) from one of the many areas of the world where French is a native language ... [The book] immerses you in French and gives you many opportunities to use what you already know.-Back cover. [The book] is a comprehensive two-semester or three-quarter intermediate program that provides practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing French.-Student guide to [the book].