Mary E. Coffman Crocker - French vocabulary

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French Vocubulary can be used as a reference book, a review text, or as a companion to any basic text. It provides the reader with the vocabulary needed to converse efffectively about everyday topics. In addition to reinforcing vocabulary of current textbooks., the book also enriches the students knowledge of the language by providing words and expressions that seldom appear in typical textbooks but that are essential for communicating comfortably about a given situation. The book is divided into ten units organized according to themes. Each unit contains several chapters related to the theme.

The content of each chapter is focused on a real life situation such as making a telephone call, travelling by plane or train, staying at a hotel, or shopping for food. The book has been updated to include changes for many of the topics. New to Unit 4 is a section on social media and electronic devices such as smartphones and tablets. Each chapter is divided into subtopics. Key words are presented in illustrations and in text presentations. Words that are specifically French Canadian are flagged as such.

Extensive footnotes inform the reader of other ways of saying the same thing and further clarify the use of words. To enable readers to build and retain the new vocubulary, the book provides many opportunities to use the new words. After the presentations of new words, the student is immediately directed to practice these words in a multitude of exercises. Personalized questions, open-ended questions, and role-playing suggestions provide for more communicative practice. Answers are provided at the back of the book so students can make prompt self-correction. Appendixes include numbers, dates, and times; a special list of all foods; equivalent European and North American clothing and shoe sizes; family relationships; francophone countries; weights and measures; and personal correspondence.

At the end of the book, a French-English and English-French glossary contain most of the key words introduced in the book. See the ad on the inside of the front cover for directions on downloading a companion audio recording of some of the answer keys (). A picture of headphones appears by the exercises that have answers recorded. You can use these recordings to practice your French comprehension and pronunciations skills For grammar reference and practice, the student can consult Schaums Outline of French Grammar. M ARY E. C OFFMAN C ROCKER

Although the Acadmie franaise has recently recommended spelling reforms, they are not widely implemented, so the changes are not applied in the body of this book and in most textbooks. The Acadmie considers both the old and the new forms correct.

Following are some of the new rules. The circumflex (^) is no longer obligatory on the letters i and u except in instances where a word without the accent can be confused for another word. il crot (it grows), not to be confused with il croit (he believes) mr (ripe), not to be confused with mur (wall) All compound numbers can now be hypenated. With verbs that have the letter in the next to the last syllable of the infinitive, the becomes in the future and conditional tenses.