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Learn French with Stories for Beginners: 15 French Stories for Beginners with English Glossaries throughout the text.
A rewarding and effective method of learning French.
If you cannot easily visit a French speaking country and immerse yourself in the French language, reading is one of your best alternatives.
A painless and effective way to absorb the French Language.
Reading has long been proven to be one of the most effective ways of learning a foreign language. By studying in this way, you should be able to improve your French without the monotonous chore of memorising (memorizing) grammar. These eBooks cover a diverse range of grammatical structures (description, casual conversation, useful vocabulary).
No dictionary necessary
Each story is broken down - with French and English Glossary.
«Nadine, Louis et Théo sont amis. Ils partagent un grand appartement en centre-ville. Leur logement est agréable et il est situé à seulement quinze minutes à pieds de l'université. Ils pensent tous que cela est très pratique, surtout pour ne pas être en retard à leurs cours !
Dans l'appartement, ils ont chacun leurs propres chambres. Il y a aussi un salon, qui sert de salle à manger, et une petite cuisine.»
Partager = to share
agréable = pleasant
pratique = convenient
être en retard = to be late
leurs propres chambres = their own bedrooms
salon = living room
salle à manger = dining room
cuisine = kitchen
No painful back and forth process of continually searching for definitions or translation.
Recommended for beginner and intermediate level learners of French.
However, a basic understanding of French would be highly recommended to achieve maximum enjoyment and effectiveness. Perfect for anyone who wants to brush up their French language skills.
Improve your listening.
Practice your pronunciation and your listening with the MP3! (4 hours/ read by a French Native Speaker).
Each story is recorded 2 different ways:
• A slow version to help beginners to improve their pronunciation
• A normal and natural speed for intermediate and advanced learners"
Never forget the vocabulary again.
A vocabulary list recap appears at the end of each chapter. You can review your study and make sure that you don’t forget any essential French words.
Progress in your writing too.
We encourage you to make your own summary to reinforce the learning process. A sample summary is provided for each story. Write and compare. (though it’s totally optional)
Useful vocabulary for everyday situations:
15 stories about Chores, Asking- Giving Directions, Transports, Making Plans- Future, Body Parts, Beauty, Like- Dislike, Greetings, Bank, Meals, Police, Hobbies, Car, Art and Disabilities, Quantity and Comparison
Technical detail :
1500 words expressions in French translated in English.
If you cannot easily visit a French speaking country and immerse yourself in the French language, reading is one of your best alternatives.
A painless and effective way to absorb the French Language.
Reading has long been proven to be one of the most effective ways of learning a foreign language. By studying in this way, you should be able to improve your French without the monotonous chore of memorising (memorizing) grammar. These eBooks cover a diverse range of grammatical structures (description, casual conversation, useful vocabulary).
No dictionary necessary
Each story is broken down - with French and English Glossary.
«Nadine, Louis et Théo sont amis. Ils partagent un grand appartement en centre-ville. Leur logement est agréable et il est situé à seulement quinze minutes à pieds de l'université. Ils pensent tous que cela est très pratique, surtout pour ne pas être en retard à leurs cours !
Dans l'appartement, ils ont chacun leurs propres chambres. Il y a aussi un salon, qui sert de salle à manger, et une petite cuisine.»
Partager = to share
agréable = pleasant
pratique = convenient
être en retard = to be late
leurs propres chambres = their own bedrooms
salon = living room
salle à manger = dining room
cuisine = kitchen
No painful back and forth process of continually searching for definitions or translation.
Recommended for beginner and intermediate level learners of French.
However, a basic understanding of French would be highly recommended to achieve maximum enjoyment and effectiveness. Perfect for anyone who wants to brush up their French language skills.
Improve your listening.
Practice your pronunciation and your listening with the MP3! (4 hours/ read by a French Native Speaker).
Each story is recorded 2 different ways:
• A slow version to help beginners to improve their pronunciation
• A normal and natural speed for intermediate and advanced learners"
Never forget the vocabulary again.
A vocabulary list recap appears at the end of each chapter. You can review your study and make sure that you don’t forget any essential French words.
Progress in your writing too.
We encourage you to make your own summary to reinforce the learning process. A sample summary is provided for each story. Write and compare. (though it’s totally optional)
Useful vocabulary for everyday situations:
15 stories about Chores, Asking- Giving Directions, Transports, Making Plans- Future, Body Parts, Beauty, Like- Dislike, Greetings, Bank, Meals, Police, Hobbies, Car, Art and Disabilities, Quantity and Comparison
Technical detail :
1500 words expressions in French translated in English.
140 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 12, 2015
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May 11, 2021
Before you read the review for this book I want to let you know there is a newer version that comes with audio. If you ever have the opportunity to purchase a book that comes with audio
Frédéric's books are a good option for beginning and lower-intermediate learners. His easy to follow stories expose readers to vocabulary in the context of common activities like: taking a course, shopping, spring cleaning, etc. Although all of the stories can be read independent of each other, Frédéric incorporates vocabulary learned in one story into the others. In addition, the in-text English glossary significantly reduces the number of times you have to pull out your French/English dictionary.
The audio is provided in two speeds slow and normal and is read by a native Frenchman -- Frédéric. The slow speed is almost painfully slow. However as you are trying to develop the ability to distingquish sounds, translate words, and interpret meaning through context sloooow is good. The normal speed is not the mind boggling, incomprehensible babble we Americans think of as French. It's closer to the average speed of an English speaker.
The great thing about books that come with audio is that you can work every aspect of learning the language: vocabulary, written and oral comprehension, as well as pronunciation.
Frédéric's books are a good option for beginning and lower-intermediate learners. His easy to follow stories expose readers to vocabulary in the context of common activities like: taking a course, shopping, spring cleaning, etc. Although all of the stories can be read independent of each other, Frédéric incorporates vocabulary learned in one story into the others. In addition, the in-text English glossary significantly reduces the number of times you have to pull out your French/English dictionary.
The audio is provided in two speeds slow and normal and is read by a native Frenchman -- Frédéric. The slow speed is almost painfully slow. However as you are trying to develop the ability to distingquish sounds, translate words, and interpret meaning through context sloooow is good. The normal speed is not the mind boggling, incomprehensible babble we Americans think of as French. It's closer to the average speed of an English speaker.
The great thing about books that come with audio is that you can work every aspect of learning the language: vocabulary, written and oral comprehension, as well as pronunciation.
July 19, 2019
This was a great learning tool to advance my French aural skills. The accompanying mp3 audio was clear and went at a pace that was challenging enough but not too fast for my level (normal and slow speeds are offered). While I wouldn't recommend this for complete beginners, I started this book in the middle of my second college semester of French. Much of the highlighted vocabulary I knew but hearing it reinforced the pronunciation and the book added a lot more vocab to my repertoire. For me, listening to French while reading it is the best way to rapidly learn a language.
July 31, 2020
Terrible audio. Many errors.
June 18, 2020
Good book to learn French with audio
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