Instant French - Softcover

Smith, Elisabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340868244 ISBN 13: 9780340868249

Publisher: Hodder Arnold, 2003

Synopsis

"Teach Yourself Instant French" is the book for you if you want to speak basic French immediately or if you have tried other courses without success. The carefully structured method targets only the most important vocabulary and grammar and gets you speaking straight away. The special learning programme takes only 35 minutes a day for six weeks and has fewer than 400 words for you to learn. The grammar has been pared down to the 'bare bones' and is explained in a no-nonsense way in simple English so you will not get bogged down by unnecessarily complicated structures that you will not need. There is lots of practice for you as you work through the course, and by using the flashcards provided at the end of the book and memorizing the sentences in the 'learn by heart' sections, you will find that you are speaking in whole sentences and with confidence right from the start. The rules of pronunciation are simplified and are available separately on an accompanying CD (0-340-86767-1) or cassette (0-340-86826-0), so you will have a model to follow rather than trying to follow written instructions. The CD and cassette can be purchased on their own or as a pack with the book: CD/book pack - 0-340-86776-0; Cassette/book pack - 0-340-86825-2.

About this title

About the Author:

Elisabeth has combined teaching languages all over the world for more than thirty years with her career as a very successful businesswoman. She wrote the first Instant title to teach her daughter to speak German and since then she has written a steady stream of best-sellers while keeping up her teaching to ensure that her books are based on first-hand experience and reflect the needs of her students.

Review:

... A language lifeline ... fun, fast and easy -- The Independent ... Elisabeth Smith's Instant Greek was a real help ... the simple scripts and audio make it crystal clear ... I'm delighted with my progress. -- 'Greece' magazine 20030701 Teach Yourself Instant German: The elements are simple and very straightforward ... strong encouragement ... plenty of opportunity for spoken practice. This course worked very well for me. -- 'Professional Manager' magazine 19990901 I am terrible with languages yet I am picking up Spanish! I found Instant Spanish excellent! -- Helen Goddard, Devon 19990901 We have completed your Instant French. We think it is wonderful. -- Tom and Maureen Peil, Preston 19990901 It is now a year since I first came across [Instant French] at my local library and I have benefited tremendously from this happy occurrence ... I loved the sense of humour ... Each week I did the final test with bated breath wondering if this time the little bar chart [...] would take a nose dive - but it didn't. -- Lesly Hopkins, Twickenham 19990901

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Arnold
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0340868244
• ISBN 13: 9780340868249
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112