Facon de Parler 1 is the first of a two-volume highly illustrative & communicative course specially designed for the adult beginner. Angela Aries & Dominique Debney guide you step by step through all the basic language skills you need for holiday business or exams & there is plenty of opportunity to practise what you have learned as you go along. Now in full colour each of the units contains the following:
- lively illustrated dialogues & comprehension questions
- structured pair-work & group-work activities
- basic vocabulary & useful expressions
- grammar notes
- listening comprehension (for work with the recordings) There are also regular revision sections to consolidate the main topics & grammar points while a useful reference section is followed by a French-English end vocabulary Facon de Parler 1 is ideal for group work & can also be used for individual study & revision purposes.




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Facon de Parler 2 is the second stage of this lively highly illustrative & communicative French course designed to take adult beginners to GCSE level & beyond. Whether you are learning for holiday business or exam purposes the authors will guide you step by step through all the basic language skills & there is plenty of opportunity to practise what you have learnt as you go along. Now in its fourth edition the book has been revised & updated to reflect the innovations of the technological era while retaining the strengths & familiarity of the previous edition. Illustrated dialogues & exercises comprehension questions structured pair- & group-work activities grammar notes & regular revision sections to consolidate learning feature in this gently paced & unintimidating course. Facon de Parler 2 is ideal for class study & is also useful for home learners. Used with the accompanying audio CD pack & brand new Facon de Parler 2 Activity Book this best-selling course provides the complete package for adult learners in French. ...

In Facon de Parler 2 Angela Aries & Dominique Debney help you build on the basic skills you already have & guide you step by step through new language skills giving plenty of opportunity to practice. The coursebook features illustrated dialogues & exercises comprehension questions structured pair- & group-work activities & regular revision sections to consolidate the main topics & grammar points. The three CDs include dialogues passages & exercises. The Support Book which contains answers to the exercises in the coursebook & recording transcripts completes the CD pack. ...

Truth or Busteds Animals title explores popular myths & legends about the animal kingdom in a light & humorous way that kids will find unputdownable. Such statements as Goldfish only a have 3-second memory or Cow farts are destroying the Earth are examined as well as where the ideas came whether they have any basis in truth or whether they are simply folklore myths or legends. Each statement is given a TRUTH or BUSTED evaluation. ...

Truth or Busteds Urban Myths title explores popular myths & legends sayings & notions in a light & humorous way that kids will find unputdownable. Such statements as You can get sucked down an aeroplane loo or Your fingernails keep growing after you die are examined as well as where the ideas came from whether they have any basis in truth or whether they are simply myths. Each statement is given a TRUTH or BUSTED evaluation. ...

This is the definitive overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label covering its iconic record sleeves posters ephemera venues & packaging. After a foreword by the late founder of Factory Tony Wilson an introductory essay discusses the labels role in bringing design to the mainstream. Thereafter the book is organized as a generously illustrated catalogue arranged by the famous Factory reference system. Factory Records" as part of the story has been given its own reference number
- Fac 461
- making it a collectable item in its own right."

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Mrs Bartolotti is quite used to receiving surprises in the post as shes very forgetful! But this one beats the lot
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The originality guide to the sporting versions of Ford Europe's Mk 1 Escorts including the GT Sport Mexico & RS versions. In hundreds of pictures the book gives you all the detail of correct factory specifications & equipment including body panels external trim & badging paint colours interior trim & colours dashboard instruments & switches under-bonnet components engine & transmission lamps & all other features right down to the tool kit from the beginning of production to the end. All of this information is vital to any buyer owner & restorer. Each section opens with a brief text introduction followed by specially commissioned colour photographs with extended captions. For quick reference to accurate & comprehensive information this formula is hard to beat. ...

In hundreds of pictures the book gives you all the detail of correct factory specifications & equipment including body panels external trim & badging paint colours interior trim & colours dashboard instruments & switches under-bonnet components engine & transmission lamps & all other features right down to the tool kit from the beginning of production to the end. All of this information is vital to any buyer owner & restorer. Each section opens with a brief text introduction followed by specially commissioned colour photographs with extended captions. For quick reference to accurate information this formula is hard to beat. ...

Henry Chinaski an outcast a loner & a hopeless drunk drifts around America from one dead-end job to another from one woman to another & from one bottle to the next. Uncompromising gritty hilarious & confessional in turn his downward spiral is peppered with black humour. Factotum" follows Charles Bukowski's bestselling " Post Office" his highly autobiographical first novel. Bukowski's Beat Generation writing reflects his slum upbringing his succession of menial jobs & his experience of low life urban America. He died in 1994 & is widely acknowledged as one of the most distinctive writers of the last fifty years. Neeli Cherkovski was a close friend of Bukowski & is the author of " Hank: The Life of Charles Bukowski" (Random House 1991)." ...