Product Description

Do you want to learn French or brush up what you know already? Are you planning a holiday in France or preparing for an exam? Are you looking for a course with a traditional approach to language learning, based on solid grammatical foundations, translation skills and practical vocabulary? If so, this is the course for you.

The material covers a variety of everyday topics in a simple, concise manner. There are plenty of examples and explanations to illustrate how the language works and to build confidence. Each unit, designed to build systematically on what you have already learned, contains:

• clear grammar explanations
• vocabulary lists
• reading material consisting of a story, dialogue or letter
• questions for speaking practice
• exercises

There are also revision units to help you practise what you are learning. At the back of the book, an exercise key enables you to check your answers while grammar and vocabulary sections provide a useful reference.

The accompanying CD will help you with listening and speaking. In addition to a full pronunciation section, it contains reading passages or dialogues from the course book, followed by comprehension questions in French, together with model answers.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8678 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-26
• Original language: French, English
• Binding: Paperback
• 323 pages

Review
an excellent course, giving a well-organised, in-depth background to the French language (amazon.co.uk user review )

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About the Author

Jean-Claude Arragon, who has updated T.W. Knight's original course, is Senior Lecturer in French at the University of Huddersfield. Educated in France, he has taught French in English schools and universities for over 30 years. He was Chief Examiner for French A/AS Level Speaking Examinations for AQA from 1988 until 2001. He has also been a member of the inter-board development team for the new generation of AS and A-level language examinations and was responsible for the recruitment of students from French institutions within and outside the ERASMUS SOCRATES scheme. He has written French course materials for the Open University and dramatic material for the BBC television French Beginners' course 'Ensemble'.

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Customer Reviews

Living French Grammar
I worked my way through an old edition of Living French when I was at middle school, back in the dark ages, and it stood me in good stead then. Now, not having spoken French for 30+ years and with the old book lost in midst of a few house moves, I bought the new edition to help me get back to being able to hold a reasonably competent conversation. This book (now with a CD) takes you through the basics of French grammar through a series of essays and question and answer sessions. I did it originally without the CD and it worked, you just need to make the effort. Very well structured and it's amazing how much you absorb without you realising it. Recommended for anyone who still believes books have a valid place in education.

Living Fench by T.W. Knight
The fact that this book has been on sale for more than 50 years indicates what a valuable resource it is for those interested in learning the French language.