Introduction
Tex’s French Grammar
Français interactif relies on its complimentary website, Tex’s French Grammar, for its grammar lessons.
While the grammar pages are embedded in this Français interactif website, you may find the complete Tex’s French Grammar website here.
Bienvenue!
Welcome to Tex’s French Grammar (la grammaire de l’absurde), a pedagogical reference grammar that combines explanations with surreal dialogues and cartoon images. Originally built for students at the University of Texas at Austin as a user-friendly guide to French grammar, this curriculum may be profitably used by any learner of French, provided he or she possess a sense of humor.
Tex’s French Grammar is arranged like many other traditional reference grammars with the parts of speech (nouns, verbs, etc.) used to categorize specific grammar items (gender of nouns, irregular verbs). Individual grammar items are carefully explained in English, then exemplified in a dialogue, and finally tested in self-correcting, fill-in-the-blank exercises.
Tex’s Cast of Characters
Bienvenue!
Tex’s French Grammar is about much more than just French grammar. It is also about the epic love story of Tex and Tammy, two star-struck armadillos, and Bette, the sex kitten bent on destroying their love. In addition to this ménage à trois, the cast of characters include Edouard, a pretentious French snail, Joe-Bob, a dim-witted squirrel from College Station, and Corey, a cockroach who prefers getting high and watching the X-Files on TV to doing his French homework.
Will Tex’s and Tammy’s union ever be legally sanctioned? Will Bette ever learn to balance the erotic and the platonic? Will Edouard ever get over his antipathy for Texas barbeque? Will Joe-Bob and Corey ever pass French 101? And will Tex ever integrate the competing forces of his complex Franco-American identity?
Come explore the world of Tex and find the answers to life’s important questions. Bon voyage!
Je suis poète … et quelquefois tuteur à l’université du Texas. Je déteste la culture populaire américaine.
Je suis la copine de Tex. J’adore l’université du Texas.
Je suis un escargot français et j’adore la cuisine française.
Je suis de College Station. J’aime la bière!
Je suis un cafard déprimé. J’adore l’insecticide.
Je suis étudiante. J’adore les hommes.
Je suis cadien. J’aime mon petit-fils Tex.
Je suis une fourmi sérieuse. Je suis de Laredo. J’aime les pique-niques.
