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Title: Mastering French Vocabulary : A Thematic Approach by Wolfgang Fischer, Anne-Marie Plouhinec ISBN: 0-7641-2394-7 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: instead of memorizing the dictionary...
Comment: Sometimes I've wished I could just increase my vocabulary in a huge chunk by reading the dictionary--but of course that isn't very practical or efficient, since on my way to learning useful words I would probably be distracted by hundreds more unuseful ones. This book offers the practical alternative to reading the dictionary! You can start with the chapters that are most interesting to you, and even within those chapters, see at a glance the subset that will be the most useful to start out with (sections of chapters are divided into "learn first" and "learn later" parts). Every time I have looked at this book and gone through a chapter or section, and then have a conversation, watch a movie, or read a book in French, I've recognized words that I just saw in this book. I sometimes prefer it to a dictionary--there is an alphabetical index of French entries--because when I look up one word I might be intrigued by and learn some of the related words near it. The introduction talks about the painstaking and lengthy process the editors went through when trying to decide what words were useful enough to include in these books, and how to categorize them--that is exactly the kind of thing I would hope the creators of a vocabulary book would do. I very much recommend this book for someone (like me) who has a good functional grasp of the language but is short on vocabulary. If you already have a very strong vocabulary, it might be useful for filling in any gaps (or for self-validation of your vocabulary prowess!).
Rating: 3
Summary: Adequate but Not for the Advanced Student
Comment: While this book does indeed contain pages of vocabulary words, expressions and verbs presented in a thematic format the words offered are elementary, not advanced or specific enough for a speaker who wants more nuanced vocabulary for more detailed conversations or writing.
For the beginning French student, I would think that this book could be a god-send, once your writing or conversational topic is decided upon, all you need on a basic level is included---no need to constantly refer back and forth to a dictionary.
Recommended to beginning French language enthusiasts only.
Rating: 5
Summary: it is what it is
Comment: This is wonderful book for reviewing vocabulary. You should also know that German, Spanish, and Italian versions exist as well. The words covered are very helpful, especially for those who like to travel and need to know "easy" words that do not appear frequently in literature but do come up often in offices, stores, etc. Each entry offers a clear example of usage in its proper context. These books are so inexpensive, that it is worth taking one with you on a trip abroad, even if you end up abandoning it at the end to make more room in your suitcase for the books that you want to bring home.
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Title: The Ultimate French Review and Practice: Mastering French Grammar for Confident Communication by McGraw-Hill ISBN: 0658000748 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: French Verb Drills by R. de Roussy de Sales ISBN: 0844210293 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Essential French Grammar by Seymour Resnick ISBN: 0486204197 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1961 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: French Stories (Dual-Language) by Wallace Fowlie ISBN: 0486264432 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: 101 French Idioms by Jean-Marie Cassagne, Luc Nisset-Raidon ISBN: 0844212903 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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