The Ultimate French Review and Practice with CD-ROM » (Book & CD)

David Stillman, Ph.D., is a well-know writer of foreign language textbooks, multimedia courses, and reference books. He holds a Ph.D. in Spanish linguistics from the University of IL and taught at Harvard, Boston University and Cornell.

Ronnie L. Gordon, Ph.D., is a prominent author of foreign language textbooks, reference books, and materials for multimedia. She received her Ph.D. in Spanish language and Spanish and Latin American History and Literature from Rutgers University, and taught at Harvard and Boston University.

Review + Practice = Confident Communication in French!

The Ultimate French Review and Practice, CD-ROM Edition, will transform the way you look at French grammar—from a set of easily forgotten rules into stepping stones toward accurate and confident communication. Combining concise review with extensive practice, this book provides the ultimate way to polish your French language skills.

Organized into 28 lessons, The Ultimate French Review and Practice offers:

• Clear, concise explanations of all the grammar topics, illustrated from examples from everyday life
• More than 400 exercises with Answer Key to help you master French grammar and vocabulary
• Vocabulary boxes providing the terms and expressions that will enhance your ability to express yourself

Exclusively on the CD-ROM

• An innovative program of audio exercises that re-create authentic situations and develop listening skills
• Diagnostic and Review Tests with 180 exercises to determine your skills and monitor your progress
• 200 varied and challenging exercises that cover all aspects of grammar

System requirements: PC only: Windows 2000, XP

Part One: Verbs - Basic Forms and Uses
1. Present Tense
2. Present tense of irregular verbs
3. Negative sentences
4. Interrogative sentences
5. Imperative
6. Passé composé
7. Imperfect; imperfect versus passé composé
8. Reflexive verbs
9. Future and conditional; conditional sentences
10. Pluperfect, future perfect, and past conditional
11. Passé simple
12. Present participles; uses of the infinitive

Part Two: Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns
13. Nouns: gender, number and articles; uses of articles
14. Stressed pronouns; subject-verb agreement
15. Possessive and demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
16. Interrogative adjectives and pronouns
17. Adjectives; comparative and superlative
18. Object pronouns

Part Three: Other Elements of the Sentence
19. Numbers; time; dates
20. Adverbs
21. Negatives and indefinites
22. Prepositions; prepositions with geographical names

Part Four: Verbs in Two – Clause Sentences
23. Relative clauses
24. The present subjunctive
25. The past subjunctive; literary subjunctives
26. The subjunctive (continued)

Part Five: Idiomatic Usage
27. The passive voice and substitutes for the passive
28. Important idioms and proverbs

Verb Charts Answers Index

CD-ROM MENU Diagnostic Test Part One: Verbs - Forms and Uses Part Two: Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns Part Three: Other Elements of the Sentence Part Four: Idiomatic Usage Audio Modules Review Test

David Stillman, Ph.D., is a well-know writer of foreign language textbooks, multimedia courses, and reference books. He holds a Ph.D. in Spanish linguistics from the University of IL and taught at Harvard, Boston University and Cornell.

Ronnie L. Gordon, Ph.D., is a prominent author of foreign language textbooks, reference books, and materials for multimedia. She received her Ph.D. in Spanish language and Spanish and Latin American History and Literature from Rutgers University, and taught at Harvard and Boston University.