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Bind: Paperback
Year: 2018
Pages: 240
Size: 140 x 216 mm
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published in India by: Viva Books
Exclusive Distributors: Viva Books
Sales Territory: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Description:
French in 32 Lessons is the rapid and practical way for tourists, students, and business people to master the basics of French and begin speaking. Unlike traditionally dry language texts based on rote memorization and repetition, French in 32 Lessons encourages creativity, allowing the learner to discover his or her own style. It gives the reader the essential, simplified grammar without force feeding, operating from the premise that grammar comes easily once vocabulary is properly learned. To that end, French in 32 Lessons gives an indispensable vocabulary list that includes the three thousand most used words. Complete with tests, a sample lesson plan, and a full answer key, French in 32 Lessons is perfect for the self-learning beginner or for those just brushing up on their skills.
Target Audience:
Tourists, students, and business people who wants to master the basics of French and begin speaking.
Contents:
Preface
Leçon 1: EST-CE QUE C’EST UNE CHAISE NOIRE? • –UN, UNE = a • –adjectives
Leçon 2: EST-CE QUE CE SONT DES LIVRES INTÉRESSANTS? • –singular –› plural • –LE, LA, LES = the
-contraires (opposites) 1
Leçon 3: POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS • –à qui est ce bouquin? = whose? • –some irregular adjectives
Leçon 4: POSSESSION • –of the, from • –QUEL, QUELLE = which • –CE, CETTE = this
Leçon 5: QUELLE HEURE EST-IL? (time) • –IL Y A = there is • –LEQUELLE, LAQUELLE = which • –contraires 2
Leçon 6: ÊTRE = TO BE • –AUSSI, NON PLUS = too, either • =it’s nice out • –it’s interesting
Leçon 7: AVOIR = TO HAVE • –special negatives • –AVOIR = to be • –adverbes et locutions 1
Leçon 8: PRESENT – ER – PARLER • –verbes irréguliers (irregular verbs in ‘er’) • –special negatives • –QUI? = who? QUE? = what? • –A + ... = to
Leçon 9: PRESENT – IR – FINIR • –interrogative form • –QUI, QUE, RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Leçon 10: PRESENT – RE – VENDRE • –verbes irréguliers (in ‘re’) • –FALLOI R, DEVOl R, ETRE OBLIGÉ DE = must • –adverbes et locutions 2
Leçon 11: DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS • –contraires 3
Leçon 12: JE – ME – MOl • –verbs followed by à
Leçon 13: DU, DE LA, DES = SOME, ANY • –EN = some, any • –UN PEU DE = a little • –QUELQUES = a few, some • •-AVOIR L’HABITUDE DE = to be used to • –AVOI R BESOIN DE = to need
Leçon 14: JAMAIS = NEVER • –QUE = that • –public enemy number one: THE FRENCH PRESENT!!!
Leçon 15: FUTURE • –special negatives • –verbes irréguliers (futur)
Leçon16: CONDITIONAL – first form • –adverbes et locutions 3
Leçon 17: EN TRAIN DE = IN`THE MIDST OF • –to know = CONNAÎTRE, SAVOIR • –CE QUE = what
Leçon 18: COMPARATIVE, SUPERLATIVE • –adverbs
Leçon 19: PASSÉ COMPOSÉ = PAST • past participle • –à revoir: special negatives • –AVOIR: passé composé • –liste de verbes: participe passé avec AVOIR • –contraires 4 (verbes)
Leçon 20: PASSÉ COMPOSÉ (suite) • ÊTRE: passé composé • –à revoir: special negatives
Leçon 21: JE VAIS = GOING TO • –VENIR DE + INFINITIVE = to have just ... • –DAVANTAGE, ENCORE = more • – TOUJOURS, ENCORE = still • –SE = (to) each other • –adverbes et locutions 4
Leçon 22: IMPERFECT = WAS + -ING • –liste de verbes (imparfait) • –adverbes et locutions 5
Leçon 23: CONDITIONAL – second form
Leçon 24: CONCORDANCE DES TEMPS = sequence of tenses • –to get: translations
Leçon 25: PARLANT – present participle • – -ing –› infinitive • –liste de verbes (participe présent) • –DÉJÀ, PAS ENCORE = already, not yet • –DONT = whose, of which, about
Leçon 26: PLUS-QUE-PARFAIT – past perfect
Leçon 27: CONDITIONAL – third form • –FALLOIR, POUVOIR, ÊTRE, ALLER Arrival
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Leçon 28: FALLOIR, DEVOIR, ÊTRE OBLIGÉ DE, AVOIR A = to have to, must
Leçon 29: SI = SO • – TELLEMENT = so much • –ÉTAIT EN TRAIN DE = was + –ing, was in the midst of • –EN = some • –Y = there
-NE PAS = not to • –LA RAISON POUR LAQUELLE = the reason why
Leçon 30: VERBES PRONOMINAUX – SE LAVER • –some reflexive verbs • –SE = each other
Leçon 31: MOI-MÊME = MYSELF • –verbes pronominaux – past
Leçon 32: VERB REVIEW • =présent • –futur • =passé composé • –imparfait • –plus-que-parfait • –SI = if
Verbs and prepositions
Idioms
Key / Corrigé
About the Author:
Adrienne is the author of the language books for Spanish, French, German, and Italian.