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Teach Yourself Beginner’s French Package (Book + 2CDs)
For those who find learning a new language daunting, the Teach Yourself Beginner’s Language Series is just what the language teacher ordered. Each friendly and practical course introduces the new language without overwhelming the learner and includes: Lively dialogues and exercises A helpful pronunciation section Manageable lists of practical vocabulary A glossary of grammar terms Hints on how to make learning easy Fascinating language and cultural information Accompanying dialogue recordings on CD
Bien sur! Culture et communication
Culture et communication is appropriate as a stand-alone reader or conversation book or may be used in conjunction with any reference grammar. Readers develop good reading habits through intensive practice in skimming, scanning, and decoding and through a range of pre- and post- reading activities. Culture et communication uses a variety of materials to equip users to function in different situations. It offers balanced work in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Grammaire en contexte consists of a thorough review of structures accompanied by contextualized activities that make use of vocabulary and relate to themes explored in Culture et communication . The two- volume format makes for maximum flexibility: Culture et communication —revolves around a cultural theme and all language activities are contextualized around the themes; the basic elements of each theme are presented in the Introduction to every chapter. Bien sûr! offers a tremendous range and variety in activities and activity types. Pre-publication pedagogical consultants commented on the progressive practice and the many opportunities for guided to open-ended discussion. Grammaire en contexte —all exercises are contextualized and related to the themes in Culture et communication . Faisons le point! activities provide opportunities to synthesize all material introduced in the chapter in a contextualized and personalized manner.
L’Art de Lire: Le Recit
Designed to help readers develop reading ability in French —especially in preparation for the study of literature (narrative fiction)— L’Art de lire presents nine modern, intriguing, humorous, moving, exciting, well-paced, interesting, and accessible French short stories. Stories include Georges Simenon’s La Vieille Dame de Bayeux and L’Auberge aux Noyées, Guy De Maupassant’s L’Aventure de Walter Schnaffs, Les Bijoux and Deux Amis, L. Anoma Kaniée’s Les Hommes Invisibles, Francois Truffaut, Le Déejeuner de Sylvie, Marcel Pagnol’s Au Parc Boréely avec tante Rose, and Colette’s Dans la Foule: Aprées L’Affaire de las Rue Ordener. For those interested in developing their reading ability in French.
French Food at Home
A guide to French cooking offers advice on how to render the cooking process enjoyable, flexible, and liberating, sharing such recipes as Carrot Chicken, Basil Beef, Rhubarb Chops, and Mon Petit Choux. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
