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teach yourself instant french

goal
holiday and business basics
category
language

content
35 minutes a day
in 6 weeks
you'll speak french!

paperback isbn: 0 340 86824 4 price: £5.99 click to order through Amazon.co.uk
cassette isbn: 0 340 86826 0 price: £8.99 click to order through Amazon.co.uk
CD isbn: 0 340 86767 1 price: £8.99 click to order through Amazon.co.uk
cassette + book pack isbn: 0 340 86825 2 price: £14.99 click to order through Amazon.co.uk
CD + book pack isbn: 0 340 86776 0 price: £14.99 click to order through Amazon.co.uk

Teach Yourself Instant French is the book for you if you want to speak basic French immediately or if you have tried other courses without success. The carefully structured method targets only the most important vocabulary and grammar and gets you speaking straight away. The special learning programme takes only 35 minutes a day for six weeks and has fewer than 400 words for you to learn.

The grammar is explained in a no-nonsense way in simple English so you will not get bogged down by unnecessarily complicated structures that you will not need. There is lots of practice for you as you work through the course, and by using the flashcards provided at the end of the book and by memorizing the sentences in the ‘learn it by heart’ sections, you will find that you are speaking in whole sentences and with confidence right from the start.

The rules of pronunciation are simplified and are available separately on an accompanying CD or cassette, so you will have a model to follow rather than trying to follow written instructions. The CD and cassette can be purchased on their own or as a pack with the book.

Elisabeth Smith, the author, is German and has taught French, German and Spanish at different levels all over the world for the past 30 years. She was the Chief Executive of a South African publishing house before moving to Spain, where she now lives for most of the year.

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