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Authors: Living Language
ISBN-13: 9781400009336, ISBN-10: 1400009332
Format: Other Format
Publisher: Random House, Incorporated
Date Published: October 2008
Edition: Unabridged

Author Biography: Living Language

Book Synopsis

Our best-selling language series just went Beyond the Basics!

Now there’s a fantastic new way for language learners to take their French to the next level and go Beyond the Basics! Ideal for people who already have some introductory knowledge, the brand-new Beyond the Basics courses take students further in key areas, including vocabulary, grammar, culture, and natural-sounding conversational skills. Each course includes twenty lessons that feature more challenging dialogues as well as numerous examples, explanations, and practice exercises.

	Introduction	xii
	How to Use This Course	xv
Lesson 1	Rendez-Vous Au Cafe	1
A	Dialogue	1
B	Notes	6
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Venir De	10
2	Tenir A	10
3	Voici/Voila	11
4	Avoir Envie De	11
5	Infinitives with De or A	12
6	Verbs Followed Directly by the Infinitive	13
	Exercises	14
	Answer Key	17
Lesson 2	L'Actualite	19
A	Dialogue	19
B	Notes	22
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Ce Qui	25
2	Ce Que	25
3	Demonstrative Adjectives	25
4	-Ci and -La	26
5	Adjectives of Nationality	26
6	En + Present Participle	28
	Exercises	28
	Answer Key	32
Lesson 3	Au Telephone	34
A	Dialogue	34
B	Notes	38
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Interrogative Quel	42
2	Object Pronouns	43
3	The Future Tense	43
4	The Future Tense After Quand, Lorsque, Etc.	45
5	Indirect Object Pronouns with IL Faut	46
	Exercises	46
	Answer Key	51
Lesson 4	Les Transports En Ville	54
A	Dialogue	54
B	Notes	58
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Comparatives of Adjectives	60
2	The Imperative	61
3	The Verb Devoir	62
4	The Subjunctive After Il Faut, A Moins Que, Etc.	62
	Exercises	63
	Answer Key	67
Lesson 5	Faisons Une Promenade A Pied A Bruxelles	69
A	Dialogue	69
B	Notes	74
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Stressed or Emphatic Pronouns	76
2	Reflexive Verbs	78
	Exercises	79
	Answer Key	83
Lesson 6	Dans Un Grand Magasin Multimedia	85
A	Dialogue	85
B	Notes	89
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Present Conditional	92
2	Possessive Pronouns	94
3	Demonstrative Pronouns	95
4	Double Objects	96
	Exercises	97
	Answer Key	101
Lesson 7	Rencontre De Nouveaux Amis	103
A	Dialogue	103
B	Notes	108
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Vouloir and Pouvoir	110
2	The Causative with Se Faire	111
3	Use of the Definite Article with Parts of the Body	111
4	Contractions with A and De	111
	Exercises	112
	Answer Key	115
Lesson 8	Au Cinema	117
A	Dialogue	117
B	Notes	121
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Ne...Que	122
2	The Partitive	123
3	Imperatives with Indirect Object Pronouns	124
4	Verbs Conjugated with Etre in the Passe Compose	125
	Exercises	126
	Answer Key	130
Lesson 9	Au Louvre	132
A	Dialogue	132
B	Notes	137
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Causative with Faire	138
2	The Imperative of Aller Withy	139
3	The Invariable Pronoun Dont	139
4	The Relative Pronoun Lequel	140
	Exercises	141
	Answer Key	145
Lesson 10	Au Marche Aux Puces	147
A	Dialogue	147
B	Notes	151
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Relative Pronoun Qui	153
2	The Relative Pronoun Que	154
3	The Relative Pronoun Ou	155
4	The Superlative of Adjectives	155
5	Colors	156
	Exercises	156
	Answer Key	159
Lesson 11	Prenons Des Photos	160
A	Dialogue	160
B	Notes	165
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Pronoun En	167
2	The Adverb Assez	167
3	The Interrogative Qu'est-ce Qui	168
4	The Preposition Pour	168
	Exercises	169
	Answer Key	172
Lesson 12	A L'Agence De Voyage	173
A	Dialogue	173
B	Notes	177
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Geographic Names	179
2	Prepositions with Geographic Names	179
3	Prepositions with Means of Transportation	181
4	The Subjunctive After Croire, Trouver, and Penser	182
	Exercises	182
	Answer Key	185
Lesson 13	On Loue Une Voiture	187
A	Dialogue	187
B	Notes	192
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Question Word Quel	193
2	The Preposition Par	194
3	Penser Followed By Infintives	194
	Exercises	194
	Answer Key	197
Lesson 14	Sur La Route	199
A	Dialogue	199
B	Notes	203
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Location Pronoun Y	204
2	The Immediate Future with Aller Plus Infinitive	205
3	Irregular Adjectives	205
	Exercises	207
	Answer Key	210
Lesson 15	L'Eurotunnel	211
A	Dialogue	211
B	Notes	215
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Entendre and Voir Followed by Infinitives	215
2	Vouloir Followed by the Subjunctive	216
3	Agreement with the Past Participle	217
4	Verbs Ending in -Cer and -Ger	218
	Exercises	219
	Answer Key	222
Lesson 16	A La Banque	224
A	Dialogue	224
B	Notes	228
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Avant de with an Infinitive	229
2	Apres de with a Past Infinitive	230
3	Perfect Conditional	231
4	Clauses with Si	232
5	Adverbs in French Ending with -Ment	233
	Exercises	234
	Answer Key	237
Lesson 17	A La Poste	239
A	Dialogue	239
B	Notes	242
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Prepositions En and Dans	243
2	Avoir A	243
3	Object Pronouns with Infinitives	243
	Exercises	244
	Answer Key	246
Lesson 18	On Fait Du Shopping	247
A	Dialogue	247
B	Notes	252
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Verbs Followed by Prepositions De and A	254
2	Verbs Written with Accent Marks	255
3	Present Participles Used as Adjectives	256
	Exercises	256
	Answer Key	259
Lesson 19	Quelques Problemes De Sante	260
A	Dialogue	260
B	Notes	265
C	Grammar and Usage
1	The Preposition Depuis	266
2	Il Y A in Time Expressions	267
3	Il Se Peut Que...	268
4	The Definite Article with Parts of the Body	268
	Exercises	269
	Answer Key	272
Lesson 20	Un Dejeuner Entre Amis	273
A	Dialogue	273
B	Notes	278
C	Grammar and Usage
1	Falloir Followed by the Subjunctive	279
2	Using the Names of the Days of the Week	280
3	C'Est Vs. Il Est	280
	Exercises	283
	Answer Key	285
	Summary of French Grammar	286
	Letter Writing	365
	E-mail and Internet Resources	376
	Index	379