Colloquial French: The Complete Course For Beginners

Author: Valerie Demouy

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Price : $26.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780415340137
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint : Routledge
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Weight (g) : 0.34
Publication date : 07 December 2005
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Valerie Demouy
Series : Colloquial Series
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Edition : 3rd Revised edition
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Dewey classification : 448.3421
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Pages : 288
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Illustrations : 34 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white tables, 17 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings
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COLLOQUIAL FRENCH is easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken French. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes COLLOQUIAL FRENCH your best choice in personal language learning? Interactive - lots of exercises for regular practice Clear - concise grammar notes Practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide Complete - including answer key and reference section Whether you're a business traveller, or about to take up a daring challenge in adventure tourism, you may be studying to teach or even looking forward to a holiday - if you'd like to get up and running with French this rewarding course will take you from complete beginner to confidently putting your language skills to use in a wide range of everyday situations Course components: The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack.
Paperback: 978-0-415-34013-7 (please note this does not include the audio) CDs:978-0-415-34014-4 EBook: 978-0-203-46220-1 (please note this does not include the audio) MP3s: 978-0-415-47091-9 (available from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/) Pack: 978-0-415-43163-7 (paperback and CDs)

Author description

Valerie Demouy completed her M.A. in teching French at the University of Pau in France. While teaching French in various British institutions, she developed a strong interest in beginner and intermediate levels. She is currently a Lecturer in French at the Open University, UK, where she has contributed significantly to the new beginners course.

Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Pronunciation Guide Unit 1 Premiers contacts First contacts Unit 2 Dans la ville In town Unit 3 Manger et boire Food and drink Unit 4 Rencontres Meeting people Unit 5 Projets de vacances Holiday plans Unit 6 Faire ses courses Shopping Unit 7 Planifier un voyage d'affaires Planning a business trip Unit 8 Quel voyage! What a journey! Unit 9 On s'amuse bien. We are enjoying ourselves Unit 10 A Paris In Paris Unit 11 Problemes de sante Health problems Unit 12 Souvenirs Memories Unit 13 Rendez-vous et invitations Appointments and invitations Unit 14 Un week-end a cuisiner A weekend spent cooking Unit 15 Vetements et chaussures Clothes and shoes Unit 16 On cherche une maison. Looking for a house Unit 17 On discute de la maison. Talking about the house Unit 18 Negotiations Negotiations Key to Exercises Reference grammar French-English Glossary Indexes