{"product_id":"french-isbn-9780471369585","title":"French","description":"Learn to speak French like a native with this essential guide\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in the Second Edition xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePronunciation Guide xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 1 Basic Expressions 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Definite Articles Gender of Nouns 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Indefinite Articles 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Subject Pronouns and the Verbs être and avoir The Interrogative 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 2 Au Restaurant (At the Restaurant) 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Regular Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Present Indicative of Regular Verbs Ending in -ir and -re 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III the Negative Form of être and avoir 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 3 Au Grand Magasin (At the Department Store) 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Adjective-Noun Agreement Descriptive Adjectives 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II the Partitive Constructions: du, de la, des, and de L’ Numbers 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Present Indicative of aller Question Words 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 4 À L’aéroport (At the Airport) 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Present Indicative of faire 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Quelle heure est-il? (What time is it?) More Numbers 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Present Indicative of Irregular Verbs: pouvoir and vouloir 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 5 La Famille (The Family) 40\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Present Indicative of Stem-Changing Verbs: manger, commencer, acheter, and payer 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Present Indicative of connaître and savoir The Difference between connaître and savoir 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Negative Constructions 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers Lessons 1–5 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Exam Lessons 1–5 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers Review Exam 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 6 À L’hôtel (At the Hotel) 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Idiomatic Expressions with avoir 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Verbs Used with à and de 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 7 Une Fête D’anniversaire (A Birthday Party) 76\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Possessive Adjectives 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Possessive Pronouns 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Direct Object Nouns and Pronouns 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar IV the Imperative Form of être and avoir, and General Rules for other Verbs 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 8 L’épicerie Du Coin (The Corner Grocery Store) 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Passé composé of Regular and Irregular Verbs with avoir 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Passé Composé of Regular and Irregular Verbs with être 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Idiomatic Expressions with avoir, falloir, and valoir 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 9 À La Banque (At the Bank) 100\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Indirect Object Nouns and Pronouns 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Reflexive Constructions 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Reflexive Verbs 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 10 À La Gare (At the Railroad Station) 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I The Imperfect Indicative (imparfait) 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Comparing the imparfait and passé composé 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III the Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Dates, and Ordinal Numbers 1–100 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers Lessons 6-10 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Exam Lessons 6–10 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers Review Exam 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 11 LES Parties DU CORPS (Parts of the Body) 140\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Comparisons of Inequality 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Comparisons of Equality Superlatives 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Future Indicative of Regular and Irregular Verbs 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 12 À La Pharmacie (At the Drugstore) 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Present Subjunctive of Regular Verbs 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Present Subjunctive of Stem-changing Verbs: essayer, appeler, commencer, and manger 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Present Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions: Il faut, il vaut mieux, Etc. 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 13 La Voiture (The Automobile) 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Present Subjunctive of Irregular Verbs 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Comparing the Indicative and the Subjunctive 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Review of the Subjunctive and Impersonal Expressions 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 14 L’ordinateur Et Les Périphériques\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(The Computer and the Peripherals) 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Immediate Past: venir de with the Infinitive 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Immediate Future: aller with the Infinitive 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Impersonal Expressions 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesson 15 Mots Apparentés Et Faux Amis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Cognates and False Friends) 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrench Nouns with English Endings 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrench Adjectives with English Endings 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrench Verbs with English Endings 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrench Adverbs with English Endings 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrench Faux Amis 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar I Conditional Form of Regular Verbs 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar II Comparing the Future and the Conditional of Irregular Verbs 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammar III Formation and Usage of Adverbs 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers Lessons 11–15 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview Exam Lessons 11–15 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers Review Exam 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendixes 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Regular Verbs 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Irregular Verbs 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Verbs with Spelling Changes 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrench–English Vocabulary 233\u003c\/p\u003e 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.  Learn to speak French like a native with this essential guide  \u003cp\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989244657893,"sku":"NP9780471369585","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471369585.jpg?v=1761783355","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/french-isbn-9780471369585","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}