French All-in-One For Dummies
Published on 10. September 2012
720 pages
978-1-118-28252-6 (ISBN)
Description
Your comprehensive guide to speaking, reading, and writing inFrench
French is a beautiful language but can be quite difficult tolearn. Whether you need to learn the language for a French class,or for business or leisure travel, French for Dummies All-In-Onemakes it easier.
With nearly 800 pages, French All-in-One For Dummies isfor those readers looking for a comprehensive guide to help themimmerse themselves in the French language.
* Culls vital information from several Dummies titles, offeringyou a comprehensive, all-encompassing guide to speaking and usingFrench
* Includes French Canadian content and enhanced practicedopportunities
* Its accompanying audio CD provides you with en effective toolto start speaking French right away
Both new students of French and experienced speakers can benefitfrom the wealth of information that has been included in FrenchAll-in-One For Dummies.
CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included aspart of the e-book file, but are available for download afterpurchase.
French is a beautiful language but can be quite difficult tolearn. Whether you need to learn the language for a French class,or for business or leisure travel, French for Dummies All-In-Onemakes it easier.
With nearly 800 pages, French All-in-One For Dummies isfor those readers looking for a comprehensive guide to help themimmerse themselves in the French language.
* Culls vital information from several Dummies titles, offeringyou a comprehensive, all-encompassing guide to speaking and usingFrench
* Includes French Canadian content and enhanced practicedopportunities
* Its accompanying audio CD provides you with en effective toolto start speaking French right away
Both new students of French and experienced speakers can benefitfrom the wealth of information that has been included in FrenchAll-in-One For Dummies.
CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included aspart of the e-book file, but are available for download afterpurchase.
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Content
Introduction 1
Book I: Speaking in Everyday Settings 7
Chapter 1: Warming Up with Some French Fundamentals 9
Chapter 2: Un, Deux, Trois: Numbers, Dates, and Times 27
Chapter 3: Greetings, Goodbyes, and Small Talk 45
Chapter 4: Getting Personal: Discussing Your Home, Family, andDaily Routine 63
Chapter 5: Talking Business and Politics 85
Chapter 6: Shopping at a Store and Online 101
Chapter 7: Buying, Preparing, and Tasting Foods 121
Book II: Exploring and Wandering About 143
Chapter 1: Making Plans and Discovering New Places 145
Chapter 2: Enjoying a Night on the Town 179
Chapter 3: Money Matters 201
Chapter 4: Home Is Where Your Suitcase Is: Looking forAccommodations 213
Chapter 5: Getting Around 229
Chapter 6: Dealing with Emergencies 249
Book III: Building the Grammatical Foundation forCommunication 265
Chapter 1: Building Strong Sentences with the Parts of Speech267
Chapter 2: All Agreed? Matching Gender and Number of Nouns andArticles 289
Chapter 3: Dealing with the Here and Now: The Present Tense305
Chapter 4: Commanding and Instructing with the Imperative Mood331
Chapter 5: Asking and Answering Questions 349
Chapter 6: Communicating Clearly with Infinitives and PresentParticiples 369
Book IV: Getting Down to Detail and Precision in YourCommunication 379
Chapter 1: Specifying Relationships with Prepositions 381
Chapter 2: Describing with Flair: Adjectives and Adverbs 401
Chapter 3: Taking Shortcuts with Object Pronouns 419
Chapter 4: Tying Ideas Together with Conjunctions and RelativePronouns 439
Chapter 5: Getting That Subjunctive Feeling 453
Chapter 6: What Lies Ahead and What Could Happen: Simple Futureand Present Conditional 471
Book V: Going Back in Time 485
Chapter 1: Been There, Done That: Passé Proche andPassé Composé 487
Chapter 2: How Was It? What Was Going On? The Imparfait 503
Chapter 3: To the Past and Beyond: Other Past Tenses 515
Book VI: Appendixes 529
Appendix A: Verb Tables 531
Appendix B: French-English Mini-Dictionary 587
Appendix C: English-French Mini Dictionary 607
Appendix D: Fun & Games 627
Appendix E: About the CD 665
Index 669
Book I: Speaking in Everyday Settings 7
Chapter 1: Warming Up with Some French Fundamentals 9
Chapter 2: Un, Deux, Trois: Numbers, Dates, and Times 27
Chapter 3: Greetings, Goodbyes, and Small Talk 45
Chapter 4: Getting Personal: Discussing Your Home, Family, andDaily Routine 63
Chapter 5: Talking Business and Politics 85
Chapter 6: Shopping at a Store and Online 101
Chapter 7: Buying, Preparing, and Tasting Foods 121
Book II: Exploring and Wandering About 143
Chapter 1: Making Plans and Discovering New Places 145
Chapter 2: Enjoying a Night on the Town 179
Chapter 3: Money Matters 201
Chapter 4: Home Is Where Your Suitcase Is: Looking forAccommodations 213
Chapter 5: Getting Around 229
Chapter 6: Dealing with Emergencies 249
Book III: Building the Grammatical Foundation forCommunication 265
Chapter 1: Building Strong Sentences with the Parts of Speech267
Chapter 2: All Agreed? Matching Gender and Number of Nouns andArticles 289
Chapter 3: Dealing with the Here and Now: The Present Tense305
Chapter 4: Commanding and Instructing with the Imperative Mood331
Chapter 5: Asking and Answering Questions 349
Chapter 6: Communicating Clearly with Infinitives and PresentParticiples 369
Book IV: Getting Down to Detail and Precision in YourCommunication 379
Chapter 1: Specifying Relationships with Prepositions 381
Chapter 2: Describing with Flair: Adjectives and Adverbs 401
Chapter 3: Taking Shortcuts with Object Pronouns 419
Chapter 4: Tying Ideas Together with Conjunctions and RelativePronouns 439
Chapter 5: Getting That Subjunctive Feeling 453
Chapter 6: What Lies Ahead and What Could Happen: Simple Futureand Present Conditional 471
Book V: Going Back in Time 485
Chapter 1: Been There, Done That: Passé Proche andPassé Composé 487
Chapter 2: How Was It? What Was Going On? The Imparfait 503
Chapter 3: To the Past and Beyond: Other Past Tenses 515
Book VI: Appendixes 529
Appendix A: Verb Tables 531
Appendix B: French-English Mini-Dictionary 587
Appendix C: English-French Mini Dictionary 607
Appendix D: Fun & Games 627
Appendix E: About the CD 665
Index 669
