David Stillman - The Ultimate French Review and Practice

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He who does not know foreign languages does not know anything about his own.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Second Edition, is a uniquely comprehensive, integrated, and engaging review book that will provide learners with the solid knowledge needed to increase their confidence in using French to express their own thoughts, to comprehend those of French speakers, and to communicate in both speaking and writing in a wide variety of situations. Designed to provide advanced beginners, intermediate students, and advanced learners of French with a powerful tool for review and progress in the language, this book presents clear, concise, and well-organized grammar explanations with examples that reflect everyday usage, most often in the form of conversational exchanges. The presentations of structure are easy to understand, and the examples will encourage learners to see the study of grammar as a stepping stone to communication. We have expanded and enhanced the exercises to give you even more practice. The exercises provide extensive practice for all the grammar topics that learners of French at this level should know. These engaging exercises are contextualized, and the instructions in French help set the scene and prepare you for the task at hand.

Vocabulary lists provide a review of the vocabulary common to most first- and second-year French textbooks, as well as new words and phrases essential for particular exercises, thus increasing your vocabulary and enhancing your ability to express yourself on a variety of topics. Vocabulary presentations are grouped by topic and are integrated with the exercises. Exercises reflect authentic, everyday language usage and touch on all areas of modern life, including business and technology. Many self-expression exercises are included to encourage you to use the target grammar and vocabulary presented to express your own ideas. The Activit orale at the end of each chapter is a culminating exercise in which you and a friend or colleague can practice the grammatical structures and topics presented in the chapter by exchanging information with each other. The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Second Edition, has 28 chapters divided into five parts.

I VerbsBasic Forms and Uses II Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns III Other Elements of the Sentence IV Verbs in Two-Clause Sentences V Idiomatic Usage ). New to this edition are seven sections called Speak Real French. Placed strategically in the book, they explain key differences between spoken and written French, thus enhancing students abilities to speak correctly and understand French as spoken by native speakers. For convenient learner reference, the appendices of The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Second Edition, include easy-to-read verb charts. Also included in the appendices is a section on written conventions, which explains French rules of spelling and punctuation. The Answer Key provided at the end of the book allows you to check your work.

The CD-ROM component of The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Second Edition, contains hundreds of multiple-choice exercises that allow you to practice the tenses, grammatical structures, and idiomatic usage included in the five parts of the book. The Diagnostic Test and Review Test provide you with an excellent tool to assess your progress. To aid you in your comprehension and pronunciation, Listening for Key Contrasts drills help you distinguish verb endings that may sound similar to English speakers but are very different in meaning. This section targets some of the most important sound contrasts in the French verb system. The Audio Modules, recorded by native speakers of French, present dialogues and narratives designed to improve your listening comprehension and pronunciation. Preceding each audio passage is a list of