Practising French Grammar
A Workbook
2nd Edition
Published on 26. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-340-99125-1 (ISBN)
Description
The new edition of Practising French Grammar offers a set of varied and accessible exercises for developing a deep practical awareness of French as it is spoken and written today.
It can be used alone or as the ideal companion to the new edition of the widely acclaimed French Grammar and Usage by Roger Hawkins and Richard Towell. The new edition benefits from the addition of a glossary of grammatical terms and a variety of new and updated exercises designed to stimulate even the most grammar-shy student. Lively, authentic texts and activities, as well as jokes and cartoons, help students to expand their vocabulary, and their ability to speak French.
Practising French Grammar provides summaries of key grammatical points at the beginning of each exercise, as well as model answers to the exercises and translations of difficult words making it ideal for use both in class and by independent learners.
It can be used alone or as the ideal companion to the new edition of the widely acclaimed French Grammar and Usage by Roger Hawkins and Richard Towell. The new edition benefits from the addition of a glossary of grammatical terms and a variety of new and updated exercises designed to stimulate even the most grammar-shy student. Lively, authentic texts and activities, as well as jokes and cartoons, help students to expand their vocabulary, and their ability to speak French.
Practising French Grammar provides summaries of key grammatical points at the beginning of each exercise, as well as model answers to the exercises and translations of difficult words making it ideal for use both in class and by independent learners.
Reviews / Votes
A book that takes the burden off the teacher's shoulders ... a remarkably varied suite of exercisesMalcolm Offord, French Studies (about the 1st edition)
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Edition
2nd New edition
Language
French
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
10
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
427 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-99125-1 (9780340991251)
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Additional editions
Roger Hawkins | Richard Towell | Lamy
Practising French Grammar
Book
06/2010
2nd Edition
Hodder Education
€59.51
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Previous edition
Book
08/1997
Hodder Arnold
€38.56
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Persons
Roger Hawkins is Professor of Language and Linguistics at the University of Essex. Richard Towell is Professor of French Applied Linguistics at the University of Salford and a past President of the Association of French Language Studies. Marie-NoA<<lle Lamy is Professor of Distance Language Learning at the Open University.
Content
1. Nouns
2. Determiners
3. Personal and impersonal pronouns
4. Adjectives
5. Adverbs
6. Numbers
7. Verb forms
8. Verb constructions
9. Agreement
10. Tense
11. The subjunctive, modal verbs and exclamatives
12. Infinitives
13. Prepositions
14. Questions
15. Relative clauses
16. Negation
17. Conjunctions and other linking constructions
Answers to the exercises
Glossary of grammatical terms
2. Determiners
3. Personal and impersonal pronouns
4. Adjectives
5. Adverbs
6. Numbers
7. Verb forms
8. Verb constructions
9. Agreement
10. Tense
11. The subjunctive, modal verbs and exclamatives
12. Infinitives
13. Prepositions
14. Questions
15. Relative clauses
16. Negation
17. Conjunctions and other linking constructions
Answers to the exercises
Glossary of grammatical terms