French For Dummies Audio Set
For Dummies (Verlag)
978-0-470-09587-4 (ISBN)
You want to learn French but you’re not looking to spend hours in front of a textbook becoming fluent. Maybe you took French in school, but remember nothing but boring grammar rules and useless words. Or perhaps you just want to know some words and phrases so that you can communicate on a basic level. Whatever your reason for taking up French, you want a starter course that’s fun yet effective. Now you can enjoy practicing with French For Dummies Audio Set! This 3-CD package will enable you to quickly familiarize yourself with the French language and begin communicating with French speakers. With this audio set ,you can learn at your own pace about topics that interest you. Some of the subjects you’ll be able to talk about include:
Greetings and introductions
Work, jobs, and office life
Making small talk
Traveling and making arrangements
Asking for directions
Getting help and assistance
Ordering at a restaurant
Booking a room in a hotel
Exchanging money at the bank
Shopping in a store or boutique
Along with all these topics, these CDs cover essential rules and building blocks of the French language, such as verb conjugation and tenses, sentence structure, and vocabulary. It also includes a list of essential words that are used indispensably by French speakers. With this beginner audio set, you can pop any of the CDs in your CD player or computer and discover the joy and fun of the French language!
Zoe Erotopoulos, PhD, has taught French at a number of institutions, including Columbia University and Reid Hall in Paris. Her experience ranges from elementary to advanced courses, including literature and theater.
Introduction 1
About This Audio Set 1
Conventions Used in This Audio Set 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
How This Audio Set Is Organized 3
Where to Go from Here 3
Lesson 1:1: Introduction and Overview of CD1: The Basics 5
Lesson 1:2: Personal Pronouns and Formalities 6
Personal pronouns 6
Formalities 6
Lesson 1:3: Saying “Hello” and “Goodbye” 7
Greetings 7
Goodbyes 7
Lesson 1:4: Saying and Replying to “How Are You?” 9
Lesson 1:5: Introducing Yourself and Talking about Where You’re From 10
Lesson 1:6: Indispensable Words and Phrases. 12
Pleasantries 12
Asking for help 12
Places 13
People 13
Lesson 1:7: Useful Expressions and Phrases 15
Lesson 1:8: Introducing Question Words 16
Lesson 1:9: Useful Questions and Answers. 17
Lesson 1:10: You Can Count on Me: An Overview of Numbers. 19
Lesson 1:11: Talking about Time 22
Time-related terms 22
Time questions and answers 22
Lesson 1:12: Going through the Calendar and Forming Dates 24
Days of the week 24
Months of the year 25
Common questions and answers 25
Lesson 1:13: Directions 26
Lesson 2:1: Welcome and Overview of CD2: The Nitty-Gritty: Language Structure 29
Lesson 2:2: Singular Nouns. 30
School 30
Downtown 30
Occupations 31
Lesson 2:3: Plural Nouns 32
Lesson 2:4: Articles 33
A/An 33
The 33
Lesson 2:5: Demonstrative Pronouns 34
This/That 34
These/Those 34
Lesson 2:6: Adjectives 35
Colors 36
Common adjectives 36
Lesson 2:7: Degrees of Adjectives. 37
Lesson 2:8: To Be or Not to Be: A Very Important Verb. 38
Lesson 2:9: Verbs. 39
-er Verbs 40
-ir Verbs 40
-re Verbs 41
Common irregular verbs 41
Lesson 2:10: Verbs and Tenses 43
The past tense 43
The future tense using aller 44
Present, past, and future examples 44
Lesson 2:11: Negatives 45
Lesson 2:12: Prepositions 46
Common prepositions 46
Example phrases 47
Lesson 2:13: Conjunctions. 48
Example sentences 48
Lesson 2:14: Forming Simple Sentences 49
Lesson 2:15: Introducing More Complete Sentences. 50
Lesson 2:16: Forming Questions. 51
Lesson 3:1: Welcome and Overview of CD3: Real-World Situations 53
Lesson 3:2: At the Office 54
Office equipment and supplies 54
Meetings 54
Business departments 55
Colleagues 55
Verbs 55
Example sentences 56
Lesson 3:3: On the Job 57
Professions 57
Verbs 58
Lesson 3:4: Making Small Talk. 59
Lesson 3:5: Making Appointments. 60
Lesson 3:6: Making Travel Arrangements 61
Vocabulary 61
Verbs 61
Example phrases 62
Lesson 3:7: Asking for Directions 63
Vocabulary 63
Example phrases 64
Lesson 3:8: Asking for and Getting Help. 65
Vocabulary 65
Example phrases 65
Lesson 3:9: At the Restaurant 67
Lesson 3:10: At the Hotel 68
Lesson 3:11: At the Bank 69
Lesson 3:12: At the Store 70
Verbs 70
Example phrases 70
Shopping for groceries 71
Mini-Dictionaries 73
French-English Mini-Dictionary 73
English-French Mini-Dictionary 81
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.09.2022 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-09587-3 / 0470095873 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-09587-4 / 9780470095874 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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