French for Starters

by Edith Baer , Celia Weber

• ISBN13: 9780521248839
• ISBN10: 0521248833
• Format: Audio CD
• Copyright: 1986-09-26
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This entertaining and easy-to-follow course is for people who want to concentrate on the essentials of practical communication in French - and to ignore the rest. It is ideal for the adult learner considering a holiday in France, who has either learnt no French before or is conscious of having learnt 'the wrong kind'. The content is based on what a traveller would need to say when on holiday in France in predictable, and some amusingly unpredictable, situations. The first part deals with 'What you will need to say' and covers simple grammar points as they arise. The second part lets the learner loose on what he or she has learned in the first part, in a variety of practical situations. The accompanying cassettes provide lively examples and give short, memorable bursts of practice. A particularly attractive feature of the book are the cartoons by Celia Weber.

Table of Contents

Starting points

Getting what you want

Going into details

Asking the right questions

Getting on the right track

Talking about yourself

More about yourself

Talking about a person or thing

Talking about more than one

All in the past

Shopping

Somewhere to stay

Going out to eat

Sightseeing

Having a wonderful time!

Socialising

Travelling around

Going by car

Telephoning

Money matters

Help!

Language summary

Word list

Menu terms

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