Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Keeping sane -- Chapter 2. Creating confidence -- Chapter 3. Your best friend - the Overhead Projector -- Chapter 4. Close encounters of the flashcard kind -- Chapter 5. Every child's birthright? -- Chapter 6. A star is born -- Chapter 7. The importance of the visual -- Chapter 8. Working independently - the French folder -- Chapter 9. Open evenings -- Chapter 10. School visits - the day trip to France -- Chapter 11. School visits - the exchange -- Chapter 12. The four skills: listening and responding -- Chapter 13. The four skills: speaking -- Chapter 14. Target language -- Chapter 15. The four skills: reading and responding -- Chapter 16. The four skills: writing -- Chapter 17. The sound of music -- Glossary -- Further reading