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Informationen zum Autor SUZANNE A. HERSHFIELD-HAIMS, Ph.D., is a French native and an independent language consultant. She has extensive experience teaching French and has trained foreign language teachers and developed many French language study programs for univeristies. She earned her Ph.D. in French and African Literature from Syracuse University. Klappentext Learn to speak French like a native with this essential guide Now you can teach yourself how to speak, write, and read French in just 15 easy-to-follow lessons. Perfect for students, travelers, and Francophiles, this new and revised edition of French: A Self-Teaching Guide helps you master the language at your own pace by taking the mystery out of grammar, common usage, and pronunciation with updated lessons and plenty of self-tests. Focusing on the most frequently used words in the language, this fascinating volume shows you how to enrich your French vocabulary by over 2,000 words--without having to resort to monotonous memorization exercises.More than just a language guide, French: A Self-Teaching Guide provides intriguing information on French culture, local customs, and current trends. It also features a special computer section, which includes a drawing of computer parts accompanied by their names--in French and English. Packed with review tests to measure progress, special drills to reinforce new material, and exercises to help you practice your newfound skills, this is the ideal companion for anyone who has ever wanted to learn French--or brush up on their skills--the easy way. Zusammenfassung Learn to speak French like a native with this essential guide Now you can teach yourself how to speak! write! and read French in just 15 easy-to-follow lessons. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Changes in the Second Edition xv Pronunciation Guide xvii Lesson 1 Basic Expressions 1 Grammar I Definite Articles Gender of Nouns 3 Grammar II Indefinite Articles 5 Grammar III Subject Pronouns and the Verbs être and avoir The Interrogative 6 Lesson 2 Au Restaurant (At the Restaurant) 9 Grammar I Regular Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense 12 Grammar II Present Indicative of Regular Verbs Ending in -ir and -re 14 Grammar III the Negative Form of être and avoir 16 Lesson 3 Au Grand Magasin (At the Department Store) 18 Grammar I Adjective-Noun Agreement Descriptive Adjectives 22 Grammar II the Partitive Constructions: du, de la, des, and de L' Numbers 25 Grammar III Present Indicative of aller Question Words 27 Lesson 4 À L'aéroport (At the Airport) 30 Grammar I Present Indicative of faire 33 Grammar II Quelle heure est-il? (What time is it?) More Numbers 35 Grammar III Present Indicative of Irregular Verbs: pouvoir and vouloir 38 Lesson 5 La Famille (The Family) 40 Grammar I Present Indicative of Stem-Changing Verbs: manger, commencer, acheter, and payer 45 Grammar II Present Indicative of connaître and savoir The Difference between connaître and savoir 47 Grammar III Negative Constructions 49 Answers Lessons 1-5 52 Review Exam Lessons 1-5 63 Answers Review Exam 66 Lesson 6 À L'hôtel (At the Hotel) 67 Grammar I Idiomatic Expressions with avoir 70 Grammar II Verbs Used with à and de 71 Grammar III Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 73 Lesson 7 Une Fête D'anniversaire (A Birthday Party) 76 Grammar I Possessive Adjectives 80 Grammar II Possessive Pronouns 82 Grammar III Direct Object Nouns and Pronouns 84 Grammar IV the Imperative Form of être and avoir, and General Rules for other Verbs 86 Lesson 8 L'épicerie Du Coin (The Corner Grocery Store) 89 Grammar I Passé composé of Regular and Irregular...
