Almond Books ICSE French Workbook for Classes IX and X
A complete French workbook for ICSE students, designed for structured grammar practice, writing improvement, reading comprehension, translation, dialogue writing, internal assessment preparation, and full ICSE board exam practice.
This workbook gives students a clear, exam-focused resource for building French skills step by step. Each section is organised around the actual topics students need to master for the ICSE French examination. This new edition is designed for ICSE 2027 and 2028 Exams.
What the book covers
Grammar practice
Includes core and advanced grammar topics such as verb tenses, articles, adjectives, pronouns, negation, prepositions, comparatives, subjunctive, conditional, passive voice, and reported speech. Each grammar point is explained clearly in both French and English, followed by targeted exercises for practice.
Composition writing
Includes narrative, descriptive, opinion-based, picture-based, and object-based composition tasks. Model answers are provided in the required ICSE formats and word limits, helping students understand structure, vocabulary choice, sentence flow, and presentation.
Letter and email writing
Covers both formal and informal writing formats, with fully modelled examples. Students learn correct layout, opening and closing conventions, tone, paragraphing, and exam-ready expression.
Reading comprehension
Provides practice for both single-passage comprehension and multi-document comprehension with objective-style questions. The exercises help students build vocabulary, inference, scanning, and answer-framing skills.
Translation and dialogue writing
Includes French-to-English translation, English-to-French translation, and structured dialogue practice. These sections help students strengthen sentence construction, grammar accuracy, vocabulary recall, and natural expression.
Sample papers with answers
Contains six full sample papers, with three papers for each syllabus pattern (2027/2028). Every paper is according to the ICSE examination pattern and includes a complete answer key for checking and revision.
Internal Assessment support
Includes listening scripts, speaking role-play cards, and marking rubrics to help students prepare for oral and listening components with clarity.
Quick-revision grammar charts
Grammar revision section to help students revise important grammar rules, verb forms, sentence patterns, and key structures before tests and exams.
This book is recommended for
- Students preparing for ICSE French Class IX or X board examinations.
- Teachers who need ready-to-use grammar, writing, comprehension, translation, and paper-practice material.
