A. Rubio - French Made Simple

FRENCH In the same series Biology British Constitution Calculus Computer Programming Economic and Social Geography Education Electricity Electronics English Follow Up French French German Graphic Communication Italian Latin Mathematics Modern European History Modern World History Music Philosophy Photography Physical Geography Russian Sociology Spanish Statistics FRENCH Eugene Jackson and
Antonio Rubio, Ph.D. Advisory editor
Jacqueline Janvier, L. s. L., Dip. dEt. (Sorbonne) First published 1967 by Made Simple Books Published 2013 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd 1977 All rights reserved. (Sorbonne) First published 1967 by Made Simple Books Published 2013 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd 1977 All rights reserved.

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Series 448.2421 PC2112 ISBN 13: 978-0-750-60254-9 (pbk) Preface French Made Simple is a pleasant, practical course designed especially for the student who wants to gain a working knowledge of the language in the shortest possible time. Bilingual texts and dialogues make it very easy for the reader to learn phrases and colloquial expressions, while also acquiring some information about France and French customs. Although the book is ideal for self-study, it is equally recommended for use by teachers in evening institutes or in secondary schools. Students working for GCSE will also find the book invaluable as an introductory course. The best way of acquiring a good pronunciation in any language is, of course, to hear it spoken by natives of the country; but this is not always possible, and the student should take every opportunity of listening to French films, television, radio broadcasts, tapes and records. In French Made Simple the best form of pronunciation guide employed in present-day language teaching is used: the International Phonetic Alphabet.

All the signs are fully explained in , and once they have been learned, the student will not only be able to master the accurate pronunciation of the French language; he will also be able to apply his knowledge to any other language he chooses to study. JACQUELINE JANVIER Contents French is no strangerFrench and English pronunciation differ greatlyFrench is spoken by many people. French sounds illustrated in familiar wordsFrench nasal vowel soundsSummary of French vowel soundsSummary of French nasalsSummary of French consonantsSome useful words and expressions for the travellerLinkingElisionThe stress in French words and sentencesThree easy dialogues. Qui est Monsieur Davis? Members of the familyRooms of the houseDefinite articleGender of nounsPlural of nounsIndefinite articleSome common verbs. Pourquoi est-ce que M. Dans le salon de Monsieur Davis Objects in the living-roomSome common prepositionsContractions du, des, au, auxPossession indicated by a phrase with de or . Dans le salon de Monsieur Davis Objects in the living-roomSome common prepositionsContractions du, des, au, auxPossession indicated by a phrase with de or .

Vocabulary revisionVocabulary and Grammar ExercisesDialogues: O est la rue Scribe? O sarrte lautobus?Reading Selection: Monsieur Davis apprend le franais.Les verbes sont importants, monsieur Countries of Europe and North AmericaAbout verb endingsPresent tense of parler to speak, regular -er verbImperative or command forms of parlerInterrogativeNegativeSome regular verbs like parler. La famille de M. Davis The French endings -tion and -sion equal the English endings -tion and -sionFrench ending -ment equals the English ending -lyPresent tense of avoir to have, aller to go, tre to be. Au bureau de M. Davis Some common adjectivesAgreement of adjectivesPosition of adjectivesSome irregular adjectives. M.

Davis salue un ami son bureau Present tense of vendre to sell, regular -re verbPresent tense of prendre to take, lire to read, crire to write. Vocabulary revisionVocabulary and Grammar ExercisesDialogues: Quel autobus faut-il prendre? Quel autobus va ?Reading Selections: Deux amis de M. Davis M. Davis est malade.Dans la salle manger Furniture and other objects in the dining-roomVerbs dire to say, voir to seeDemonstrative adjective ce this, thatUse of cest this is, it is, instead of il est, elle est. Les nombres, toujours les nombres Present tense of the verbs vouloir to wish, want, pouvoir to be ableNumbers 1 to 69Arithmetical terms. Les problmes darithmtique, au restaurant, la gare, dans une boutique Weights and measuresPresent tense of savoir to know (how); connatre to know, to be acquainted withPossessive adjectives. Quelle heure est-il? Words of approval and praiseWords dealing with railway travelPresent tense of partir to leave, and sortir to go outExpressions of time of day. Quelle heure est-il? Words of approval and praiseWords dealing with railway travelPresent tense of partir to leave, and sortir to go outExpressions of time of day.

Vocabulary revisionVocabulary and Grammar ExercisesDialogue: Un touriste prend des renseignements sur la poterie franaiseReading Selections: La famille Davis rend une petite visite papa Le percheron et lautomobile (Une fable moderne)Present Tense of boire, to drink. Le cinma Words dealing with filmsPresent tense venir to comeDirect object pronounsUse of y (there). Quelques dates de lhistoire de la France Months of the yearPresent tense of finir to finish, regular -ir verbOrdinal numbersDates. Quelques questions sur la gographie de la France Present tense of mettre to putComparison of adjectives and adverbsExpressions of comparisonSome irregular comparisons. La journe de M. La vie en banlieue Fruits and vegetablesThe partitiveOmission of the definite article with the partitiveThe partitive pronoun en (some of it, any of it, etc.). La vie en banlieue Fruits and vegetablesThe partitiveOmission of the definite article with the partitiveThe partitive pronoun en (some of it, any of it, etc.).

Vocabulary revisionVocabulary and Grammar ExercisesDialogue: