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Colloquial French

The Complete Course for Beginners, 3rd Edition

By Valérie Demouy, Alan Moys

Published December 8th 2005 by Routledge – 8 pages

Series: Colloquial Series

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Description

This new and extensively revised edition of Colloquial French is easy to use and completely up-to-date!

Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or classroom use, the course offers you 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 new exercises for regular practice, focussing entirely on up-to-date everyday language

    • clear – structured progression, concise explanations and grammar notes

    • practical – useful vocabulary and simplified pronunciation guide

    • complete – including answer key, reference grammar, glossary and index

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in French in a broad range of everyday situation.

Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack.

Contents

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 Problèmes de santé

Health problems

Unit 12 Souvenirs

Memories

Unit 13 Rendez-vous et invitations

Appointments and invitations

Unit 14 Un week-end à cuisiner

A weekend spent cooking

Unit 15 Vêtements 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 Négotiations

Negotiations

Key to Exercises

Reference grammar

French-English Glossary

Indexes

Author Bio

Valérie 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.

Listen to Sample Audio For The Course:

If you’re thinking about buying this course, why not listen to the audio tracks below for a taster?

These are samples from the audio CD, to accompany this paperback, or included in our great value Colloquial Pack.

Unit 1: Dialogue 1

Unit 1: Language Point