| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 361 pages). |
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Teach yourself |
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Teach yourself books.
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| Note |
"First published in UK 1998 by Hodder Education ... First published in US 1998 by the McGraw-Hill Companies Inc."--Title page verso. |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
Essential French Grammar will help you get more out of your study of French. Essential French Grammar is an up-to-date introduction to French grammar. You don't need to know a lot about grammar before you start. Everything is explained simply and there are lots of examples to illustrate each point. Unlike more traditional grammars, Essential French Grammar is structured so that you can look up language forms according to what you want to say, even if you don't know the grammatical term for them. If you already know some grammar, then you can use the 'reference grammar' section at the back of the book to look up the points you need. The course consists of 18 units illustrating the various uses to which the language can be put, for example, giving instructions or talking about the recent past. The more traditional reference grammar deals with grammatical structures, such as the imperative or the perfect tense. All grammatical terms are explained in the glossary at the back of the book. Each unit contains exercises for you to practice what you have learnt and there is a key at the back of the book for you to check your answers. The new page design in this edition means that the book is even easier to use and the main headings are in English so that you can find your way around the book quickly. This edition contains a 'taking it further' section which will direct you to further sources of real French. Essential French Grammar will help you to understand and manipulate French grammar with confidence because: - you need no prior knowledge of grammatical terminology to use it; - the approach is accessible and supportive; - the examples are clear and in context; - exercises help you practise every point. Now in a brand new edition with new, easy-to-follow page design and interactive on-line features: NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problem ... |
| Contents |
Cover; Book title; Contents; Abbreviations; Meet the authors; Only got a minute?; Only got five minutes?; Only got ten minutes?; Introduction; How to use this book; Storyline; 1 Greetings and introductions; Introducing people; Counting to 100; Greetings; Talking about yourself/someone else; Asking for and giving personal information; 2 Likes and dislikes; Expressing preferences; Asking about likes, dislikes and hobbies; Days and dates; 3 Describing people, things and routines; Descriptions; Daily activities; Telling the time; 4 Making requests; Saying what you need. |
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Asking what/where/how much something isAsking which one; Quantities and sizes; 5 Saying what you prefer; Talking about preferences; Comparing things, places and people; 6 Saying what you are going to do; Talking about where you are going and what you are going to do; Locating/asking questions about people, places and things; 7 Saying who owns what; Personal ownership and belongings; 8 Permission and obligation; Saying what you can do; Giving and refusing permission; Giving orders and instructions; 9 Directions, instructions and advice; Giving and asking for directions, instructions and advice. |
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10 Describing a sequence of eventsDescribing the stages of a process; Relating events to one another; Saying why something happened; 11 Future plans and events; Asking and talking about future events, hopes and plans; 12 Orders and instructions; Asking someone to do or not to do something; Giving orders and instructions; 13 Talking about past events; Saying what took place over a period of time; Presenting things that happened in the recent past; 14 Repeated actions in the past; Talking about things you used to do regularly and situations which lasted for some time. |
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Discussing single events set in the pastSaying how often you did things; 15 Going back in the past; Saying that something happened before or after something else; Writing an account of past activities; Saying that something was done by someone to someone else; 16 Wishes, probability and possibility; Saying what you want and what you wish for; Saying what is probable or possible; Longer and more complex sentences; 17 How you feel about something; Saying what you intend to do and why; Putting restrictions on your own and other people's actions; Expressing doubt, hopes, fears. |
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18 Imagining what could happenSaying what would have to take place before something else could happen; Imagining how you would react in certain circumstances; Saying what you thought would happen; Transcriptions -- The story (Units 8-18); A quick check -- Key; Key irregular verbs in different tenses; Glossary; A; C; D; E; F; G; I; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; V; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y. |
| Subject |
French language -- Grammar.
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French language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English.
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Language and languages.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- French.
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French language. (OCoLC)fst00934333
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French language -- Grammar.
(OCoLC)fst00934446
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks -- for English speakers.
(OCoLC)fst01423865
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| Added Author |
Edelston, Brigitte, 1953-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Adamson, Robin. Essential French Grammar : Teach Yourself. London : Hodder Education, ©2010 9781444103595 |
| ISBN |
9781444126204 (electronic bk.) |
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1444126202 (electronic bk.) |
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