Living French: a grammar-based course (LL) - Softcover

Knight, T W; Stevenson, Anna; Arragon, Rev. Jean-Claude

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340990740 ISBN 13: 9780340990742

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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'.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340990740
• ISBN 13: 9780340990742
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 336