Turn your rusty French languageskills into polished conversation confidence
Tune Up Your French offers you an entertaining and practical way to hone your French-language conversation skills. This book is structured around numerous key areasfor improvement, covering everything from tricky grammatical structures to gestures, slang, and humor. In each area, key phrases are presented in “Top Ten” lists, including everyday expressions for filling pauses, icebreakers, and more. This book is excellent for brushing up on the Frenchyou studied in high school or college.
The accompanying MP3 disk contains an engaging 70-minute program for learning key expressions from the book. It includes mp3 recordings of sixty Top 10 lists, organized for each access and reference on your iPod or mp3 player. This disk may not play on older, stand-alone CD players.
By:
Natalie Schorr
Imprint: McGraw Hill
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 163mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9780071627955
ISBN 10: 0071627952
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 24 August 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgements V Introduction Vii The Zazie Effect 1 Quick Fixes 9 Tune-Up 1: Nonverbal Cues, Sound Effects, and Interjections Make the Most of Body Language and Simple Expressions Tune-Up 2: Manners If the French Think Your're Rude and You Think They're Rude, Be Polite the French Way Tune-Up3: Idioms to Go Get Extra Milage from Your French by Using Everyday Idioms That Are Both Easy and Authentic Tune-Up 4: Practical French Master the Key Phrases That Go with Specfic Situations Tune-Up 5: Table Talk Learn French While Eating and Drinking the French Way, the World's Most Enjoyable Way of Learning by Doing Tune-Up 6: Conversation Starters Ask the Questions That Will Make the French Want to Talk with You Tune-Up 7: Slang and Other Kinds of French Find the French That's Right For YouTune-Up 8: Attitude Use French Images to See Life the French WayTune-Up 9: Wit Play with Language the French WayTune-Up 10: Improvisation Build on Famous French Quotations to Create Your Own Expressions Appendix A: Ten Tricks and Trucs Appendix B: Idioms and Variations Answer Key Index of Top Ten Lists
Natalie Schorr is an experienced educator who has taught French at Phillips Academy for 28 years.
