This new expanded and updated fourth edition makes reference to current technology and contemporary social expressions as it teaches the basics of spoken and written French. It's a high-school level textbook emphasizing oral proficiency and offering instruction in written French composition, reading proficiency, listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and use of French idioms. Dialogues, songs, word puzzles, and other student-friendly features help students build French communication skills as they gain insights into contemporary French life and culture. Practice and review questions are presented throughout the text, and answers to all questions are given in a set of perforated pages at the back of the book. The text is complemented with a wealth of photos and illustrations. The set of 3 audio compact discs that come with this book complement the written text's material, offering approximately three hours of coaching in French pronunciation and immersion in conversational French. The compact discs replace the older cassette tapes that came with previous editions.
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WITH 3 AUDIO CDs
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French as it is spoken today!
Let's talk in French!
Parlons fran§ais!
This comprehensive worktext is designed for use in beginning high school and college French courses. It emphasizes functional use of spoken and written French as the language is used in everyday situations. Students of French will receive a solid foundation in French grammar, vocabulary, verb forms, idioms, and sentence structure. This worktext includes hundreds of questions and exercises with answers at the back of the book.
* Dialogues * Word Games * Stories * Amusing Cartoon-Style Illustrations * Photos of French Landmarks * An Engaging Immersion into Modern French Culture
WITH 3 AUDIO CDs
to help you understand
French as it is spoken today!
Let's talk in French!
Parlons fran§ais!
This comprehensive worktext is designed for use in beginning high school and college French courses. It emphasizes functional use of spoken and written French as the language is used in everyday situations. Students of French will receive a solid foundation in French grammar, vocabulary, verb forms, idioms, and sentence structure. This worktext includes hundreds of questions and exercises with answers at the back of the book.
* Dialogues * Word Games * Stories * Amusing Cartoon-Style Illustrations * Photos of French Landmarks * An Engaging Immersion into Modern French Culture
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This review is from: French Now! Level 1 with Audio Compact Discs (Paperback)
Since this edition has some CD's and an answer key to the questions, it is now complete.This one is perfect for a true beginner. There is a lot of information in this book, but it builds on what you have learned before. It is good as a course book for self study. The French on the CD's is spoken slow enough for even a beginner to understand. The stories and situations are interesting and relate mostly to the everyday lives of a French family. They are not like the typical boring stories about planning vacations and how to book a hotel or how to buy airplane tickets, like too many other French books. Anyone can enjoy this. The context is relaxed and not the uptight business talk. So, if you are looking for something to start with, something that has exercises/answers, CD's that correspond with the text, explanations of grammar, and a decent glossary, then you want this book. This book is not for an intermedient student, it is for a beginner. After you have finished this book, you will have a solid foundation and be ready for further study.
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Good book, but NEEDS A SEQUEL and better editor,
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This review is from: French Now! Level 1 with Audio Compact Discs (Paperback)
I've been using French Now for years with my students. The unfortunate problems are the following:CDs aren't worth it tons of printing mistakes there is NO SEQUEL-- HUGE PROBLEM it seems like the author gets lazy towards the end with the stories. there needs to be accompanying workbooks it's the most affordable book on the market and has about 500 pages. It's worth the money if you want something to get you started with. However, as a teacher, I find it purely a guide. I provide supplementary materials. THERE NEEDS TO BE A FRENCH NOW 2!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Full of Errors,
By YogaMama (Charlottesville, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: French Now! Level 1 with Audio Compact Discs (Paperback)
I am a French instructor and I recently selected this text for an adult class I taught. I am SO sorry I did not look at it more carefully beforehand.1. It is FULL of errors. All kinds from verb conjugation to spelling to the wrong answer in the key in the back. 2. The irregular present tense verbs are presented too late in the textbook. 3. My students said they needed a dictionary to look up words not provided in the glossary. 4. Personally I would have liked to see it cover the imparfait and compare it to uses with the passé composé. I was VERY disappointed as I love this author's "501 French Verbs." Do not buy this book until they edit it thoroughly in a new edition.
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