The Everything: Learning French Book (Everything (Language & Writing)) [Paperback]

Bruce Sallee (Author)

Book Description

Series: Everything (Language & Writing) | Publication Date: January 1, 2004

This book helps you learn to speak the only other global language apart from English.Featuring easy-to-follow vocabulary lists, along with complete instruction on written and spoken grammar, this book and CD will have readers understanding everyday French and carrying basic conversations in a matter of days.You can learn the French alphabet and pronunciation; French etiquette; greetings for strangers, friends and family; the easiest way to ask questions; and day-to-day language for travelling, dining out, conducting business, and shopping.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Language Notes

Text: English, French

About the Author

Bruce Sallee taught French immersion classes at high school level for seven years in Winnipeg, where he lives. David Hebert is a freelance writer who is fluent in French and also lives in Winnipeg. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Adams (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580626491
• ISBN-13: 978-1580626491
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #908,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ideal as a refresher, NOT for learning the language, October 21, 2006

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Doug Brecht (Charlestown, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Everything: Learning French Book (Everything (Language & Writing)) (Paperback)

First, this is an excellent French reference book. I took quite a bit of French in school, but needed some in-depth review so I could help my home-schooled daughter with her "passe compose". Perfect book for that... or if you need to review your reflexive verbs, etc. Well laid out... rules are explained in depth, but in very understandable terms.

Unfortunately, though, this book markets itself as a beginner's book. "Learning a language has never been so quick and easy - or so much fun!" the back cover boasts. I love the French language, but this is NOT a "fun" book... it is 98% grammar, 2% practice. You can literally go pages without seeing a sentence in French.

47 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great refresher book, February 1, 2004

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M. Parra "skaitey" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Everything: Learning French Book (Everything (Language & Writing)) (Paperback)

This is a great book, it has everything a person who wants to learn French wants in a book.
Has grammar rules, basic phrases, verbs rules, has lots of tables with vocabulary.
It is also excellent for a person who wants to get a quick refresher of the language.
Highly recommended!

22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed, June 28, 2007

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Barbara A. Baroody - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Everything: Learning French Book (Everything (Language & Writing)) (Paperback)

The title of this book "The Everythng Learning French..... in No Time" is a bit deceiving. I have taught intensive French for over 25 years and was the Director of an Intensive French Program. You simply cannot learn French or any other language "in no time", a few key words and expressions perhaps. And of course there are people who are trilingual and are just "picking up" French, but in general it is deceptive to claim to be able to teach a casual tourist a foreign language in a few classes. There are plenty of Elementary French books as well as "method" type books out there. Some are better than others. This one wasn't bad just not one I would consider using. The pronunciation part was especially poor.