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Immerse yourself in the French language and culture
Read & Think French is your ticket to building key French language skills. This book features 100-plus engaging, easy-to-read articles written by native French-speakers. Each article features a bilingual glossary on the same page that allows you to learn without stopping to look up new or unfamiliar words in a dictionary. As the you move through the book, you will gain confidence with the French language and build a vocabulary of key French words and phrases. Each chapter features several written exercises that reinforce new vocabulary and comprehension.The 70-minute companion audio CD features several of the articles read aloud by native-French speakers from various backgrounds giving you valuable practice in French listening skills.
Read & Think French brings the culture of French-speaking countries to life! You will enjoy a travel narrative from Provence and a documentary on West Indies folk music as well as explore the geography of the French Alps and the streets of Montreal. Filled with engaging features such as a recipe for beigne de nos grand-mères canadiennes (traditional Canadian doughnuts), a primer on French business etiquette, a biography of French actor Mathieu Amalric, and a look at the tradition of lavender oil, perfumes, and soaps, this book gives you an insider look at French life and culture--while introducing you to 100s of new French words and phrases.Topics include:
Culture; Voyages; Tradition; Célébration; Biographies; Musique et Art; Histoire; Géographie; Gastronomie; Coutumes
About the Author
The Editors of Think French! magazine are experts in French language instruction and culture. Native French speakers, many of the editors and writers of Think French! magazine also teach the language to secondary and post-secondary level students.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Really useful book, the stories involve you in reading french and the glossary explains any unfamiliar words. The use of these words in an appropriate context, as well as the correct conjugation of verbs means it is easy to follow and an excellent resource to assist with learning a language.
The book does expect that the reader will have a basic understanding of french language rules and grammar and does not explain words which are 'common' in every day language, so not ideal for beginners, but a great resource for intermediate learners of french.
The book does expect that the reader will have a basic understanding of french language rules and grammar and does not explain words which are 'common' in every day language, so not ideal for beginners, but a great resource for intermediate learners of french.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I like very much the layout of the book and the 100+ articles are interesting. But my one major complaint is with the CD rather than the book. Less than a quarter of the articles are on the CD! The audio component is such an essential part of learning the language that I am at a loss to explain why the publishers would decide not to include recordings for ALL of the articles. I can only assume that it was a cost-cutting measure. With a CD including recordings for all of the articles, I would have given the publication five stars but can only rate it three stars. I hope that the publishers see this feedback and will consider including recordings for all articles for any future titles in the same series.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This book has a variety of short articles, sometimes on one page and sometimes over two pages, about the life and cultural France in French. In the margin the vocabulary from each paragraph is given, saving one having to look things up in the dictionary.The book is divided into sections; for example culture, food, occupations. Therefore, one can dip in and out of things and do not have to read from beginning to end.
It is an interesting way to improve reading ability and vocabulary. It is recommended that the reader has at least three months experience of French. Personally, I think that it is for intermediate students and above. The accompanying CD has selected articles on it read in French at normal speed. This gives extra practice in comprehension.
My only criticism, and hence only four stars, is that they claim that one does not need a dictionary. There are words for which the vocabulary has not been given which one needs to look up, at least I've found so and I am not a beginner.
Overall it is a very useful tool in teaching yourself (or revising as I am), French.
It is an interesting way to improve reading ability and vocabulary. It is recommended that the reader has at least three months experience of French. Personally, I think that it is for intermediate students and above. The accompanying CD has selected articles on it read in French at normal speed. This gives extra practice in comprehension.
My only criticism, and hence only four stars, is that they claim that one does not need a dictionary. There are words for which the vocabulary has not been given which one needs to look up, at least I've found so and I am not a beginner.
Overall it is a very useful tool in teaching yourself (or revising as I am), French.
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Very helpful
It is helping me a lot improving my French on my own. With new structures and an audio CD for pronounciation. Read more
Published 1 month ago by adventurer
Read and Think French
Just what I need. As I'm now living in France this book is an excellent tool to help develop my French skills as I believe it's important to be able to read and write the language,... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sue S
pretty gooood
Its a pretty good book as it picks out phrases that your unlikely to know and tells you what they mean in English at the side of the page. Read more
Published 19 months ago by peter ransbottom
Basic errors
I received this book in excellent time and condition.
When I started to read the first story, I noticed a glaring error; the story teller refers to his wife as "mon... Read more
When I started to read the first story, I noticed a glaring error; the story teller refers to his wife as "mon... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Amazlam
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