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Title: Essential French Grammar by Seymour Resnick ISBN: 0-486-20419-7 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1961 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Helpful but Lacking
Comment: I read through this book a few times to help me recall and extend my ability in French grammar. I found it very useful in helping me attain a decent level of proficiency in a short period of time; however, it lacked certain elements of French grammar. Ultimately this deficiency led me to buy Berlitz's French Grammar Handbook.
I don't agree with the cover of the book when it states that it contains everything needed for speaking and comprehension. It would have been helpful if it contained such elements as the pronoun usage of y and en as well as a mention of the past historic tense. When I tried to read _Le Petit Prince_ with the aid of this Resnick's book, I had trouble making out some of the sentences, but after purchasing the Berlitz book, I didn't have any problems.
Rating: 5
Summary: Essential for Self Study
Comment: I recently spent two weeks taking an immersion course in French - in France. As a complete beginner to the language the classes were difficult at best since they were taught exclusively in French! While this method may be best for learning vocabulary, pronunciation and general speaking methods its not so good for grammar! I spent my evenings reading this book and it completely filled in the gaps about grammar rules, etc. In fact I highly recommend this book at a necessary supplement to any self study approach.
Rating: 5
Summary: Know Your French Phrases First . . .
Comment: "The purpose of this book is to enable you to achieve greater fluency with the phrase approach, not to teach you to construct sentences from rules and vocabulary," says Professor Seymour Resnick, in the Introduction of "Essential French Grammar." He goes on to say that his book is not supposed to be used as a primary text for a university course but for adult self-study. First, read the entire book--it is short but pithy. After this quick overview, one will be familiar with the areas in which one needs to concentrate. This little grammar book is designed to help one speak French better: "On apprend à parler en parlant." (One learns to speak by speaking.) Yes, one does make mistakes, especially with verbs and verb tenses, but with practice one can improve.
"Essential Grammar" is such a handy little book. It reviews all the parts of speech with practical examples of usage. There are sections on vocabulary-building techniques and tips on how to build a specialized vocabulary based on one's immediate needs, such as travel or business communication. There is a list of 2,500 cognates (the most often used words that share French and English forms); the author recommends several methods for easy memorization of these words. The book concludes with a glossary and index.
Highly recommended as an aide to learning or reviewing French grammar and vocabulary!
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Title: The Ultimate French Review and Practice: Mastering French Grammar for Confident Communication by David M. Stillman, Ronni L. Gordon, NTC Publishing Group, Author Unknown ISBN: 0658000748 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Larousse Concise French/English English/French Dictionary by Editors of Larousse ISBN: 2035420024 Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers Pub. Date: 15 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: French Verb Drills by R. De Roussy De Sales, Raoul de Roussey de Sales ISBN: 0844210293 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: 501 French Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged by Christopher Kendris ISBN: 0812092813 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: February, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Mastering French Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach by Reinhild Herrmann, Rainer Rauch ISBN: 0812091078 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: August, 1995 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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