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French Short Stories For Beginners: 8 Unconventional Short Stories to Grow Your Vocabulary and Learn French the Fun Way!

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Improve your comprehension, grow your vocabulary and ignite your imagination with these eight unconventional French short stories!

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In this book you will find:
Short stories from a variety of compelling genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller, so you’ll have great fun reading, whilst learning a wide range of new vocabulary and rapidly improving your French comprehension!
Stories which are broken down into manageable chapters, so you always make progress with the story and feel a sense of achievement without great difficulty reading!
Realistic amounts of new vocabulary so that you’re not overwhelmed by complex words. Instead of pausing to look up every word, you’ll absorb new vocabulary from the context of the story, and have the satisfaction of that moment when you say: “I totally understood that sentence!”
Carefully written French, using straightforward grammar that is comprehensible for beginner and intermediate level learners, so that you can enjoy reading and learn new grammatical structures without the feeling of overwhelm and frustration that you get from other books.
Plenty of natural dialogues in each story, so that you can learn conversational French whilst you read, and improve your speaking ability at the same time!
Regular plot summaries, comprehension questions and word reference lists, so that help is always on hand when you need it. You’ll be able to focus on enjoying reading and having fun, rather than fumbling around with dictionaries and struggling through dense text with no support.
A five-step plan for reading the stories in this book the smart way. This detailed introductory chapter gives you specific, step-by-step instructions for effective reading in French, so that you know exactly how to make the most out of the book and maximise your learning!


French Short Stories for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level (A1-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference). The eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when reading. You’ll finally be able to enjoy reading in French, grow your vocabulary in a natural way, and improve your comprehension at the same time.

Based on extensive research into how people most enjoy and benefit from reading in a new language, this book eliminates all the frustrations you have experienced when trying to read in French:
Dull topics that are no fun to read
Books so long you never reach the end
Endless chapters that make you want to give up
Impenetrable grammar that frustrates you at every turn
Complex vocabulary that leaves you with your head buried in the dictionary




Instead, you can just concentrate on what you came for in the first place - enjoying reading and having fun!

If you’re learning French and enjoy reading, this is the book you need to rekindle your passion for the language and take your French to the next level!

So what are you waiting for? Scroll up and grab your copy now!

252 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2015

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September 7, 2018
Very good!

This is an excellent way to start reading French. The stories are short and broken down into chapters. This makes it easy to get through the entire book. The advice they give, to not look up every word, was very good as it forced me to get the bigger picture. Stories were interesting and engaging. Highly recommended for French learners.
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10 reviews6 followers
December 10, 2017
As a material for learning French it might be useful, however, the stories are incredibly predictable and boring.
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