Living French A Grammar-Based Course

by Knight, T. W.; Stevenson, Anna

• ISBN13: 9781444153972
• ISBN10: 1444153978
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-30
• Publisher: John Murray Language

Summary

Do you want to learn French or brush up what you know already? Are you planning a vacation in France or preparing for an exam? Are you looking for a course with a traditional approach to language learning, based on solid grammatical foundations, translation skills and practical vocabulary? If so, this is the course for you. The material covers a variety of everyday topics in a simple, concise manner. There are plenty of examples and explanations to illustrate how the language works and to build confidence There are also revision units to help you practice what you are learning. At the back of the book, an exercise key enables you to check your answers while grammar and vocabulary sections provide a useful reference. The accompanying CD will help you with listening and speaking. In addition to a full pronunciation section, it contains reading passages or dialogues from the course book, followed by comprehension questions in French, together with model answers.

Author Biography

T W Knight, Revised by Jean-Claude Arragon.

Jean-Claude Arragon, who has updated T.W. Knight's original course, was Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Huddersfield. Educated in France, he has taught French in English schools and universities for over 30 years. He was Chief Examiner for French A/AS Level Speaking Examinations for AQA from 1988 until 2001. He has also been a member of the inter-board development team for the new generation of AS and A-level language examinations and was responsible for the recruitment of students from French institutions within and outside the ERASMUS SOCRATES scheme. He has written French course materials for the Open University and dramatic material for the BBC television French Beginners' course 'Ensemble'.