The Ultimate French Review and Practice (Book+ CD-ROM)
Published on 16. July 2007
Book
448 pages
978-0-07-149242-3 (ISBN)
Description
Review + Practice = Confident Communication in French!
The Ultimate French Review and Practice, CD-ROM Edition, will transform the way you look at French grammar--from a set of easily forgotten rules into stepping stones toward accurate and confident communication. Combining concise review with extensive practice, this book provides the ultimate way to polish your French language skills.
Organized into 28 lessons, The Ultimate French Review and Practice offers:
Clear, concise explanations of all the grammar topics, illustrated from examples from everyday lifeMore than 400 exercises with Answer Key to help you master French grammar and vocabularyVocabulary boxes providing the terms and expressions that will enhance your ability to express yourself
Exclusively on the CD-ROM
An innovative program of audio exercises that re-create authentic situations and develop listening skillsDiagnostic and Review Tests with 180 exercises to determine your skills and monitor your progress200 varied and challenging exercises that cover all aspects of grammar
System requirements: PC only: Windows 2000, XP
The Ultimate French Review and Practice, CD-ROM Edition, will transform the way you look at French grammar--from a set of easily forgotten rules into stepping stones toward accurate and confident communication. Combining concise review with extensive practice, this book provides the ultimate way to polish your French language skills.
Organized into 28 lessons, The Ultimate French Review and Practice offers:
Clear, concise explanations of all the grammar topics, illustrated from examples from everyday lifeMore than 400 exercises with Answer Key to help you master French grammar and vocabularyVocabulary boxes providing the terms and expressions that will enhance your ability to express yourself
Exclusively on the CD-ROM
An innovative program of audio exercises that re-create authentic situations and develop listening skillsDiagnostic and Review Tests with 180 exercises to determine your skills and monitor your progress200 varied and challenging exercises that cover all aspects of grammar
System requirements: PC only: Windows 2000, XP
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
617 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-149242-3 (9780071492423)
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Content
Part One: Verbs - Basic Forms and Uses
1. Present Tense
2. Present tense of irregular verbs
3. Negative sentences
4. Interrogative sentences
5. Imperative
6. Passe compose
7. Imperfect; imperfect versus passe compose
8. Reflexive verbs
9. Future and conditional; conditional sentences
10. Pluperfect, future perfect, and past conditional
11. Passe simple
12. Present participles; uses of the infinitive
Part Two: Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns
13. Nouns: gender, number and articles; uses of articles
14. Stressed pronouns; subject-verb agreement
15. Possessive and demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
16. Interrogative adjectives and pronouns
17. Adjectives; comparative and superlative
18. Object pronouns
Part Three: Other Elements of the Sentence
19. Numbers; time; dates
20. Adverbs
21. Negatives and indefinites
22. Prepositions; prepositions with geographical names
Part Four: Verbs in Two - Clause Sentences
23. Relative clauses
24. The present subjunctive
25. The past subjunctive; literary subjunctives
26. The subjunctive (continued)
Part Five: Idiomatic Usage
27. The passive voice and substitutes for the passive
28. Important idioms and proverbs
Verb Charts
Answers
Index
CD-ROM MENU
Diagnostic Test
Part One: Verbs - Forms and Uses
Part Two: Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns
Part Three: Other Elements of the Sentence
Part Four: Idiomatic Usage
Audio Modules
Review Test
1. Present Tense
2. Present tense of irregular verbs
3. Negative sentences
4. Interrogative sentences
5. Imperative
6. Passe compose
7. Imperfect; imperfect versus passe compose
8. Reflexive verbs
9. Future and conditional; conditional sentences
10. Pluperfect, future perfect, and past conditional
11. Passe simple
12. Present participles; uses of the infinitive
Part Two: Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns
13. Nouns: gender, number and articles; uses of articles
14. Stressed pronouns; subject-verb agreement
15. Possessive and demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
16. Interrogative adjectives and pronouns
17. Adjectives; comparative and superlative
18. Object pronouns
Part Three: Other Elements of the Sentence
19. Numbers; time; dates
20. Adverbs
21. Negatives and indefinites
22. Prepositions; prepositions with geographical names
Part Four: Verbs in Two - Clause Sentences
23. Relative clauses
24. The present subjunctive
25. The past subjunctive; literary subjunctives
26. The subjunctive (continued)
Part Five: Idiomatic Usage
27. The passive voice and substitutes for the passive
28. Important idioms and proverbs
Verb Charts
Answers
Index
CD-ROM MENU
Diagnostic Test
Part One: Verbs - Forms and Uses
Part Two: Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns
Part Three: Other Elements of the Sentence
Part Four: Idiomatic Usage
Audio Modules
Review Test