Récits - Yuki's Story - Le mauvais côté

Yuki, a spirited but innocent Japanese student, arrives in rural France excited to immerse herself in the French way of life. She is quickly bewitched by the passion and excitement of the local culture but soon learns that beneath the picturesque Occitan village, there are secrets that threaten to tear apart this charming community.

Befriending a group of local gitans, she is immediately swept up in their youthful exuberance, but later learns that not everyone shares her enthusiasm for these youngsters and that passion can, at times, boil over into hostility. Can Yuki uncover the secrets that divide the town? Will her efforts to bring the residents together bring peace or bloodshed? Le Mauvais Côté is a story about the excitement of experiencing a foreign culture, about broken relationships and social exclusion, and about the incredible healing power of music.

Conceived for, and with input from, GCSE French students, the RÉCITS series runs parallel to and complements ÉTRANGERS. Both series bring the GCSE topic areas to life through a number of engaging and exciting stories, set in some of the most beautiful locations in France. For orders and enquiries, please contact us at language-gym@piefke-trading.com

Thanks to its parallel texts which guarantee 100% comprehensible input at all times; the repetition of key language items; the judicious use of cognates and choice of high-frequency vocabulary mostly drawn from the 2,500 most frequent French words, this book is ideal for learners in the A2-B1 proficiency band. The www.language-gym.com website is an ideal supplement to this booklet.