First Course In French

Author : Charles Alfred Downer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330228807
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (288 download)

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Download or read book A First Course In French written by Charles Alfred Downer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A First Course In French This book is designed for beginners. It is not merely an exposition of the grammar – it attempts to teach the spoken and the written language. It combines the direct method with the grammar method and aims to impart whatever ease of expression may result from the use of the direct method with the thoroughness and mental training derived from the use of the grammar method. It is so arranged as to be fitted for the students of both junior high schools and senior high schools; it is believed that the simplicity of the book will appeal to students in all beginners' classes - all beginners need to learn about the same elementary facts and vocabulary. Simplicity, practicality, and repetition are its outstanding features. Unimportant points and exceptions have been omitted with the aim of avoiding the mass of detail so confusing to beginners. Efforts have been made to stimulate the student's interest by the following devices: (1) the book is profusely illustrated; (2) the French exercise in each lesson consists of a connected paragraph, based on the picture of that lesson (when one is given); (3) the French exercises of the first thirty-three lessons take up home and school topics, while those of the remaining lessons describe successive incidents of a trip to Paris. Thus the vocabulary is that of everyday life, and, incidentally, it is such as would be needed by anyone visiting France. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.