Product Description

This text is designed for learners of French with a reasonable knowledge of the languages. It aims to extend the learner's vocabulary over a wide range of topics and to improve conversational and reading skills. Authentic recordings and radio excerpts teach the language as it is spoken by the French. These are backed up by carefully paced studio recordings and exercises. Many illustrations complement the user friendly page layout.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #641991 in Books
• Published on: 1999-06-24
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

R Carlisle, Bradford and Ilkley College
Excellent - the best self-access I've seen

Nicky Vernon, private tutor
Vastly superior to any other complete course for adult beginners on the market

Language Learning Journal
Language Learning Journal

Customer Reviews

Superb Course for the Advanced Learner.
This is a superb course for the advanced learner (you really need to be AT LEAST post GCE level, or have spent a reasonable amount of time living in France). This course is targeted primarily at the self-study learner, but I even found it useful as a backup to my undergraduate studies. There is plenty of conversation and listening practice on the cassettes, and the course covers contemporary subjects such as the environment, health, tourism, French national holidays and the French press. I only have one small quibble in that the grammar covered, although advanced, is quite brief and you would perhaps expect a course of this level to be more thorough. However, I suspect the author has kept grammar to a minimum perhaps in an effort to ensure that the course is 'user-friendly'. All in all a very good course that is well worth the money.

Superb Course for the Advanced Learner.
This is a superb course for the advanced learner (you really need to be AT LEAST post GCE level, or have spent a reasonable amount of time living in France). This course is targeted primarily at the self-study learner, but I even found it useful as a backup to my undergraduate studies. There is plenty of conversation and listening practice on the cassettes, and the course covers contemporary subjects such as the environment, health, tourism, French national holidays and the French press. I only have one small quibble in that the grammar covered, although advanced, is quite brief and you would perhaps expect a course of this level to be more thorough. However, I suspect the author has kept grammar to a minimum perhaps in an effort to ensure that the course is 'user-friendly'. All in all a very good course that is well worth the money.