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French For Dummies Audio Set


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You want to learn French but you’re not looking to spend hours in front of a textbook becoming fluent. Maybe you took French in school, but remember nothing but boring grammar rules and useless words. Or perhaps you just want to know some words and phrases so that you can communicate on a basic level. Whatever your reason for taking up French, you want a starter course that’s fun yet effective. Now you can enjoy practicing with French For Dummies Audio Set! This 3-CD package will enable you to quickly familiarize yourself with the French language and begin communicating with French speakers. With this audio set ,you can learn at your own pace about topics that interest you. Some of the subjects you’ll be able to talk about include: Greetings and introductions Work, jobs, and office life Making small talk Traveling and making arrangements Asking for directions Getting help and assistance Ordering at a restaurant Booking a room in a hotel Exchanging money at the bank Shopping in a store or boutique Along with all these topics, these CDs cover essential rules and building blocks of the French language, such as verb conjugation and tenses, sentence structure, and vocabulary. It also includes a list of essential words that are used indispensably by French speakers. With this beginner audio set, you can pop any of the CDs in your CD player or computer and discover the joy and fun of the French language!

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 About This Audio Set 1 Conventions Used in This Audio Set 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 How This Audio Set Is Organized 3 Where to Go from Here 3 Lesson 1:1: Introduction and Overview of CD1: The Basics 5 Lesson 1:2: Personal Pronouns and Formalities 6 Personal pronouns 6 Formalities 6 Lesson 1:3: Saying “Hello” and “Goodbye” 7 Greetings 7 Goodbyes 7 Lesson 1:4: Saying and Replying to “How Are You?” 9 Lesson 1:5: Introducing Yourself and Talking about Where You’re From 10 Lesson 1:6: Indispensable Words and Phrases. 12 Pleasantries 12 Asking for help 12 Places 13 People 13 Lesson 1:7: Useful Expressions and Phrases 15 Lesson 1:8: Introducing Question Words 16 Lesson 1:9: Useful Questions and Answers. 17 Lesson 1:10: You Can Count on Me: An Overview of Numbers. 19 Lesson 1:11: Talking about Time 22 Time-related terms 22 Time questions and answers 22 Lesson 1:12: Going through the Calendar and Forming Dates 24 Days of the week 24 Months of the year 25 Common questions and answers 25 Lesson 1:13: Directions 26 Lesson 2:1: Welcome and Overview of CD2: The Nitty-Gritty: Language Structure 29 Lesson 2:2: Singular Nouns. 30 School 30 Downtown 30 Occupations 31 Lesson 2:3: Plural Nouns 32 Lesson 2:4: Articles 33 A/An 33 The 33 Lesson 2:5: Demonstrative Pronouns 34 This/That 34 These/Those 34 Lesson 2:6: Adjectives 35 Colors 36 Common adjectives 36 Lesson 2:7: Degrees of Adjectives. 37 Lesson 2:8: To Be or Not to Be: A Very Important Verb. 38 Lesson 2:9: Verbs. 39 -er Verbs 40 -ir Verbs 40 -re Verbs 41 Common irregular verbs 41 Lesson 2:10: Verbs and Tenses 43 The past tense 43 The future tense using aller 44 Present, past, and future examples 44 Lesson 2:11: Negatives 45 Lesson 2:12: Prepositions 46 Common prepositions 46 Example phrases 47 Lesson 2:13: Conjunctions. 48 Example sentences 48 Lesson 2:14: Forming Simple Sentences 49 Lesson 2:15: Introducing More Complete Sentences. 50 Lesson 2:16: Forming Questions. 51 Lesson 3:1: Welcome and Overview of CD3: Real-World Situations 53 Lesson 3:2: At the Office 54 Office equipment and supplies 54 Meetings 54 Business departments 55 Colleagues 55 Verbs 55 Example sentences 56 Lesson 3:3: On the Job 57 Professions 57 Verbs 58 Lesson 3:4: Making Small Talk. 59 Lesson 3:5: Making Appointments. 60 Lesson 3:6: Making Travel Arrangements 61 Vocabulary 61 Verbs 61 Example phrases 62 Lesson 3:7: Asking for Directions 63 Vocabulary 63 Example phrases 64 Lesson 3:8: Asking for and Getting Help. 65 Vocabulary 65 Example phrases 65 Lesson 3:9: At the Restaurant 67 Lesson 3:10: At the Hotel 68 Lesson 3:11: At the Bank 69 Lesson 3:12: At the Store 70 Verbs 70 Example phrases 70 Shopping for groceries 71 Mini-Dictionaries 73 French-English Mini-Dictionary 73 English-French Mini-Dictionary 81

About the Author :
Zoe Erotopoulos, PhD, has taught French at a number of institutions, including Columbia University and Reid Hall in Paris. Her experience ranges from elementary to advanced courses, including literature and theater.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470095874
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 0470095873
  • Publisher Date: 15 May 2007
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • No of Pages: 96
  • Returnable: N


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