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Build your mastery of French grammar with the most focused review and practice workbook for beginning to intermediate learners—now with audio support from the McGraw Hill Language Lab app!Understanding the rules of grammar is the first step in learning a language, but gaining true mastery requires reinforcing your knowledge with extensive practice. In French Grammar Drills you’ll get all the practice you need to build confidence in your French language skills.Each chapter in French Grammar Drills starts with a review of the concepts at hand, with helpful examples and an extensive progression of rigorous drill exercises. The book includes a final review section, with an additional 60 quizzes available in the McGraw Hill Language Lab app. The on-the-go study aid is newly enhanced in this edition with audio recordings of the answers, helping you improve your skills in both listening and speaking the French language.Features:NEW: Audio recordings of the answer key to more than 50 exercises, available through the McGraw Hill Language Lab appNo other book on the market focuses so exclusively on practiceIncludes more than 200 exercisesAccessible style and format: Simple grammar reviews with clear examples are followed by an engaging variety of exercisesIncludes 60 interactive exercises (via app and online) to help you practice what you’ve learnedTopics include adjectives and adverbs, comparatives and superlatives, present tense versus past tense, prepositions, passive voice, verbal expressions and constructions, and more

The go-to guide to helping you make the leap from French language basics to composing well-structured sentences—now with new streaming audio recordings via the McGraw Hill Language Lab app.Once you’ve learned the rudiments of French grammar and a core vocabulary, the next challenge is to put together well-structured sentences. In Practice Makes Perfect: French Sentence Builder, you’ll find everything you need to help you break out of a compartmentalized understanding of the language and build your confidence in writing and speaking French.Progressing gradually from putting words together into clauses through writing your own sentences and eventually entire paragraphs, Practice Makes Perfect: French Sentence Builder presents clear explanations on how to apply grammar, numerous examples that demonstrate correct word order, and helpful exercises to practice. With new audio recordings of the answer key to more than 50 exercises, you’ll gain the skills you need to be able to speak, understand, and write French with confidence.FeaturesPresents grammar elements in the context of sentence building, supported by numerous examplesIncludes numerous exercises in a variety of formats to build writing skillsA review chapter tests your comprehension of everything covered in the bookAn answer key provides correct responses to closed exercises and example answers for creative questionsNEW: Audio recordings of the answer key to more than 50 exercises, available via the McGraw Hill Language Lab app

Master conversation with this bestselling French workbook!Practice Makes Perfect: French Conversation is the go-to guide for expanding your conversational fluency. Organized into 11 units, it presents realistic everyday dialogues, followed by helpful instruction on correct syntax and word usage, as well as lots of conversation-ready phrases. Each dialogue is also followed by a variety of exercises that give the opportunity to put new concepts into action and encourage you to construct your own personalized conversations. This updated edition features a new chapter focused on expressions for communicating virtually. You’ll learn how to:Engage in dialogues that illustrate practical conversationsExpand your French vocabularyUnderstand new concepts with numerous realistic examplesOvercome common stumbling blocks to fluent speakingBuild new conversation skills through extensive practiceImprove your pronunciation skillsNEW: Communicate more effectively in person—and virtually via Skype and Zoom

Gain the language skills you want with this bestselling French workbook! Practice Makes Perfect: Basic French is the proven companion to your French-learning experience. In each bite-sized lesson, the author explains one—and only one—grammar concept and illustrates it with clear examples. These lessons are purposefully short, so you can complete them in twenty minutes or less, and go at a pace that works for you.You will, of course, get plenty of practice, practice, practice using your new skills. This new edition is accompanied by flashcards and new audio recordings, available online and via app, that will provide a new dimension and flexibility to your study. Whether you are learning on your own or taking a beginning class, this book will build your confidence in French.Practice Makes Perfect: Basic French features:Hundreds of engaging exercises enhanced with digital support through iOS, Android, and a desktop application, featuring vocabulary flashcards, exercise answer keys, and self-testing recording and replaying functionsStreaming audio recordings for all exercise answers in FrenchRecord yourself and replay function to compare against native speakersNEW: Full chapter of review exercisesNEW: Audio practice focused on French sounds that learners find difficult to pronounce correctly

Harness the power of suffixes and prefixes while addingmore than 4,000 words to your French vocabulary!How do you turn Scotland into a Scottish citizen? Or change your brother into a colleague?* It isn't magic, it's suffixes and prefixes. When attached to base words, they have the ability to change meanings to indicate quantity, profession, gender, size, status, relationship, style, and much more. Mastering these word parts will enable you to increase your vocabulary greatly. Practice Makes Perfect: French Vocabulary Building with Suffixes and Prefixes presents 100 suffixes and 60 prefixes accompanied by their meanings, English equivalent when applicable, part of speech, and gender. Grouped by difficulty level, each prefix or suffix is fully explained and followed by a list of terms using the added word part.Like all Practice Makes Perfect workbooks, you will get plenty of practice, practice, practice using your newly acquired skills. And for convenient study on the go, download the free companion app that features hundreds of words in a flashcard format. Whether you are learning on your own or taking an advanced beginning or intermediate French class, Practice Makes Perfect: French VocabularyBuilding with Suffixes and Prefixes will help build your confidence in using your new language.*Ecosse (Scotland) becomes Ecossais (Scot); frere (brother) becomes confrere (colleague)This workbook helps you:Learn how to use suffixes and prefixes to expand your French vocabularyDetermine the meanings of unfamiliar terms by recognizing their word beginnings and endingsBecome more comfortable communicating in French

This book is a resource for fabulous teachers of French looking for supplemental task-oriented activities for beginners of French.The guided activities in this book allow students to perform real-life and realistic tasks that are aligned with AP and IB philosophies.Tips for teachers and students facilitate instructional planning.Essential questions that accompany the theme-based activities target a realistic focus and context.

Challenge yourself while learning French with this engaging workbook of fun activities from the bestselling and trusted Practice Makes Perfect seriesFrench-language learning doesn't have to just be grammar-based drills and exercises! In Practice Makes Perfect: French Vocabulary Games, units are organized around themes, then supported by different kinds of games. These can all easily be adapted for a classroom setting, but are designed for the independent self-study. Answer keys are provided as well as brief glossaries.Organized thematically (for easier vocabulary retention) and in increasing difficultyA variety of games and puzzles: crosswords, word searches, word jumbles, etc.A break from traditional French language instruction that's fun but effective

Master French grammar through hands-on exercises and practice, practice, practice!Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate French Grammar helps you take your grammar skills to a higher level and gives you the confidence to speak and writein your new language. This workbook leads you through French grammar using concise, easy-to-understand language, keeping you focused on achieving your goal of total fluency.Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate French Grammar is packed with:Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each grammatical pointHundreds of exercises in formats suited to your learning stylePractical and high-frequency French vocabularyMaster these tricky subjects:Prepositions and prepositional phrases * Idiomatic uses of irregular verbs * Negative and interrogative structures * Imparfait and passe compose * The subjunctive mood * Relative pronouns

Master the words and phrases necessary for handling everyday situationsPractice Makes Perfect: French Vocabulary helps you develop your vocabulary by providing practice in word-building and encouraging you to analyze new words for an ever-increasing vocabulary. Each chapter of this comprehensive book focuses on a theme, such as family or travel, so you can build your language skills in a systematic manner. As you lay the foundation for an increasing vocabulary, you are able to perfect your new words with plenty of exercises and gain the confidence to communicate well in French.Practice Makes Perfect: French Vocabulary offers you:More than 120 exercises Concise grammatical explanations A new chapter on contemporary vocabularyAn answer key to gauge your comprehensionWith help from this book, you can easily speak or write in French about:Different occupations and jobs * French holidays and traditions * Taking the train * Growing your own garden * Where it hurts on your body * Your house * Your family and friends * What you studied in school * Your favorite TV show * Your family's background . . . and much more!

Speak with French locals using more than 200 phrases in their correct context (and avoiding embarrassment)As you plan your trip to France, remember to pack this phrasebook! It is the only one that not only has the words and phrases you need to communicate clearly but also explains how to use them. With this knowledge, you will enjoy your journey and make a good impression on the French as you visit their country.Useful French phrases and their correct usage:Bonjour. (boh-zhoor) Hello.This everyday greeting should always be followed by a title such as monsieur, madam, or mademoiselle when you address an adult who is not your acquaintance.Je préfére mon steak bien cuit. (zheuh pray-fer moh stek byeh bwee) I prefer my steak well done. At a restaurant in France, your steak will most likely arrive cooked rare or very rare, unless you specify otherwise.Je voudrais louer un portable. (zheuh voo-dray loo-ay uh por-ta-bl) I would like to rent a cell phone. Cell phones are available for rental at airports and phone stores. Rental fees in France are approximately $25 to $50 per week.Zut! (zUt) Darn! A harmless exclamation that you can use without offending anybody.