You want to learn French but youre 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 & useless words. Or perhaps you just want to know some words & phrases so that you can communicate on a basic level. Whatever your reason for taking up French you want a starter course thats 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 & 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 youll be able to talk about include:* Greetings & introductions* Work jobs & office life* Making small talk* Traveling & making arrangements* Asking for directions* Getting help & 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 & building blocks of the French language such as verb conjugation & tenses sentence structure & 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 & discover the joy & fun of the French language!

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The fast informal way to learn to speak French
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French Grammar 11-14" helps Key Stage 3 pupils gain an understanding of grammar from the beginning of their course. The explanations are simple & there are lots of practice exercises to allow for progression. The book uses familiar vocabulary to minimize the barriers to understanding." ...

The easy way to master French grammar French Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension & complement to the successful language learning book French For Dummies. In plain English it teaches you the grammatical rules of the French language including parts of speech sentence construction pronouns adjectives punctuation stress & verb tenses & moods. Throughout the book you get plenty of practice opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering basic French grammar & usage. Grasp the grammatical rules of French including parts of speech sentence construction & verb tenses Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs adjectives & prepositions Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the book Use the French language confidently & correctly Whether you're a student studying French or a professional looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language French Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to quickly & painlessly master the written aspect of this popular language. ...

CC is trapped by a job she no longer loves in an unfriendly city. So when her new boyfriend decides its time to sell up & move to the South of France she decides in seconds to change her life. After all who wouldnt pick an azure sea aperitifs & sunshine over a dreary commute & a rainy climate? She hadnt expected a tumbledown farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. Or a motley assortment of surly builders eccentric farmers & a resentful terrifying neighbour
- who happens to be her boyfriends aunt. Suddenly CCs dream of a place in the sun is looking more like a nightmare. Does she have the courage to stick it out & make a home of her French house?
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Learn to speak French fast with this practical & entertaining course for beginners. Learn to speak French in three short months with Hugos world-renowned book & CD pack. Practise regularly using the three 70-minute CDs & book & youll learn to understand & speak French faster than you thought possible. Pick up essential grammar & build vocabulary through word lists key French phrases & model sentences. Develop conversation skills through exercises based on real-life scenarios. Learning French has never been so easy! ...

An entertaining & effective introduction to French for children aged 5-10 years old. Featuring the animated characters of Serge a lovable but cheeky monkey & his clever friend Pascale the parrot this fun-filled language pack will really make your children want to learn French. A range of activities on topics such as greetings colours sports animals likes & dislikes & food & drink will get children used to both hearing & speaking French. Course components: DVD Ten 15-minute television programmes each based on a separate topic give children a wide variety of interesting & relevant language. Extra features include subtitles in French & English plus interactive games to help reinforce language skills. Activity Book With its comical characters & absorbing activities this colourful activity book

Includes:: fun & effective language practice through 40 pages of games puzzles & cartoon stories. Audio CD Featuring songs & stories from the DVD this entertaining 80-minute CD also

Includes:: games & pronunciation practice linked to the activity book. Picture Cards 48 fun-to-use cards present key language & vocabulary in a clear & attractive format. The possibilities for games are endless! Song Sheets Sing along to all the catchy songs from the television programmes & CD. Parents' Guide Explains the key language & offers tips on helping your child to get the best out of the pack.



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This revision guide is essential reading for any pupil approaching French Common Entrance at 13+ or scholarship exams. The guide



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Joanne Harriss bestselling novels Chocolat Blackberry Wine & Five-Quarters of the Orange are affectionately known as her culinary trilogy. In them Joanne Harris whets our appetites with some tantalisingly delicious recipes taken from her own grandmeres recipe book. For like Framboise the heroine of Five-Quarters of the Orange Joanne has family recipes which have been passed down through the generations & which she shares with us now in a mouth-watering celebration of French cuisine. From pumkin soup to Moules Mariniere from Tarte aux cassis to Fouace Aveyronnaise (Grandmothers festival loaf) & taking in salads starters fish poultry & plenty more along the way these are simple & stylish recipes from the heart of the French family kitchen. Illustrated with stunning integrated photographs & complemented by anecdotes from her family past & present The French Kitchen will be a must-have cookbook for all lovers of food & France. ...

Thomas Keller chef/proprieter of the French Laundry in the Napa Valley--the most exciting place to eat in the United States " wrote Ruth Reichl in The New York Times--is a wizard a purist a man obsessed with getting it right. & this his first cookbook is every bit as satisfying as a French Laundry meal itself: a series of small impeccable highly refined intensely focused courses. Most dazzling is how simple Kellers methods are: squeegeeing the moisture from the skin on fish so it sautees beautifully; poaching eggs in a deep pot of water for perfect shape; the initial steeping in the shell that makes cooking raw lobster out of the shell a cinch; using vinegar as a flavor enhancer; the repeated washing of bones for stock for the cleanest clearest tastes. From innovative soup techniques to the proper way to cook green vegetables to secrets of great fish cookery to the creation of breathtaking desserts; from beurre monte to foie gras au torchon to a wild & thoroughly unexpected take on coffee & doughnuts The French Laundry Cookbook captures through recipes essays profiles & extraordinary photography one of Americas great restaurants its great chef & the food that makes both unique. One hundred & fifty superlative recipes are exact recipes from the French Laundry kitchen--no shortcuts have been taken no critical steps ignored all have been thoroughly tested in home kitchens. If you cant get to the French Laundry you can now re-create at home the very experience the Wine Spectator described as "as close to dining perfection as it gets."" ...