French

While other French vocabulary books merely provide the translations of words, this volume offers you practice exercises, so you can build on your lessons and increase your vocabulary.

A favorite travel series for millions of people, this DK book contains all the key words and phrases that you may need in everyday situations when visiting France. Go beyond just saying Bonjour (hello) and Au revoir (goodbye) and converse with ease with the locals in France. Each chapter in DK's Eyewitness Phrase Book French covers a different theme to provide essential language skills in every kind of situation. The sentences are divided into short phrases to help readers understand the language better and build a variety of sentences as needed.  Illustrated vocabulary lists will help you remember key words. The "You may hear" box lists some common questions you are likely to hear in different situations in France. Look up common words in the 2,000-word two-way dictionary at the end of the book or use the menu guide containing about 500 food terms to order your meal in French. Along with a pronunciation guide, DK's Eyewitness Phrase Book French also gives you access to an audio app that has more than 1,300 essential French words and phrases, making pronunciation simple.

Turn your rusty French languageskills into polished conversation confidence Tune Up Your French offers you an entertaining and practical way to hone your French-language conversation skills. This book is structured around numerous key areasfor improvement, covering everything from tricky grammatical structures to gestures, slang, and humor. In each area, key phrases are presented in "Top Ten" lists, including everyday expressions for filling pauses, icebreakers, and more. This book is excellent for brushing up on the Frenchyou studied in high school or college. The accompanying MP3 disk contains an engaging 70-minute program for learning key expressions from the book. It includes mp3 recordings of sixty Top 10 lists, organized for each access and reference on your iPod or mp3 player. This disk may not play on older, stand-alone CD players.

The fun and easy way to quickly enhance basic reading skills--now with CD-ROMs! Easy French Reader is based on the premise that the best way to learn a language is to start reading it, immediately. Suitable for the raw beginner to intermediate-level language learner, this book features engaging readings of progressive difficulty that allow you to rapidly build your comprehension. The additional CD-ROM contains recordings of more than twenty-five passages featured in the book, which can be used with a CD player, downloaded to an iPod or other mp3 player, or heard via computer where the text can simultaneously be viewed on screen.

BIG BOOKS are the sound choice in verbs . The Big Blue Book of French Verbs makes it easy for you to find the word you need to know quickly and easily. Inside you will find 555 fully conjugated verbs, current idioms and expressions for each verb, extended usage examples for the Top 50 verbs, 2,500-plus verbs cross-referenced to conjugation models, and much more..

Take your French grammar skills to the next level and speak with more panache! To fully understand how to speak French effectively you must move beyond the fundamental principles of grammar and tackle more sophisticated sentence constructions. Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced French Grammar focuses on intermediate- to advanced-level topics to help you create more complex, meaningful sentences and communicate more naturally. Instead of just applying sets of rules, Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced French Grammar helps you better understand the nuances of the language and develop your skills and confidence as a French speaker by providing easy-to-absorb explanatory materials, examples, and exercises.Inside you will find: Thorough explanations of topics that often prove difficult for English speakers when they learn French, such as the correct use of object pronouns. Practical exercises that give you the opportunity to test what you've learned Learn the ins and outs of: Compound tenses * Translating -ing * The subjunctive * Relative tenses * Ce versus #65533;a * Prepositions * . . . and much more

Covering all facets of French grammar - from prepositions and pronouns to verbal forms and tenses - 'French Grammar Drills' helps the reader learn often-perplexing topics with fun and engaging exercises.