Skip to Content

Colloquial French

The Complete Course for Beginners, 3rd Edition

By Valérie Demouy, Alan Moys

Published June 14th 2007 by Routledge – 288 pages

Series: Colloquial Series

Purchasing Options:

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.

This pack contains the paperback and two 120 minutes of audio material recorded on CDs. These complement the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

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

Unit 1: Dialogue 1

Unit 1: Language Point