Countdown to French : Learn to Communicate in 24 Hours

TeamLib......Page 1
Cover......Page 2
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 15
Master These Skills......Page 17
Elision......Page 18
Accents......Page 19
Vowels......Page 20
Nasals......Page 22
Consonants......Page 25
Time's Up!......Page 29
Master These Skills......Page 31
Noun Markers......Page 32
Nouns......Page 35
Cognates......Page 42
Time's Up!......Page 44
Master These Skills......Page 45
Subject Nouns and Pronouns......Page 46
Verbs......Page 47
Shoe Verbs......Page 0
Time's Up!......Page 61
Master These Skills......Page 63
Forming the Pass¨¦ Compos¨¦ with Avoir......Page 64
Using the Pass¨¦ Compos¨¦ with ¨ºtre......Page 66
Forming the Pass¨¦ Compos¨¦ with ¨ºtre......Page 67
Special Verbs......Page 68
The Imperfect......Page 69
Deciding When to Use the Pass¨¦ Compos¨¦ or the Imperfect......Page 71
The Pluperfect......Page 74
The Pass¨¦ Simple (The Past Definite)......Page 75
Time's Up!......Page 77
Master These Skills......Page 79
The Future......Page 80
The Conditional......Page 83
The Past Conditional......Page 85
Conditional Sentences......Page 86
Time's Up!......Page 88
Master These Skills......Page 89
Making Adjectives Feminine......Page 90
Forming Irregular Adjectives......Page 92
Making Adjectives Plural......Page 95
Position of Adjectives......Page 96
Adjectives with Different Meanings......Page 97
Adverbs......Page 99
Exceptions to the Rules......Page 100
Adverbs Not Formed from Adjectives......Page 101
Position of Adverbs......Page 103
Time's Up!......Page 104
Master These Skills......Page 105
Greetings and Good-Byes......Page 106
Reflexive Verbs......Page 107
Origins......Page 111
Nationalities......Page 113
The Family......Page 114
Showing Possession......Page 115
Time's Up!......Page 118
Master These Skills......Page 119
Verbs for Invitations......Page 120
Prepositions......Page 121
Places......Page 123
Stress Pronouns......Page 124
Extending an Invitation......Page 125
Accepting an Invitation......Page 126
Expressing Indecision and Indifference......Page 127
Ne . . . pas with Reflexive Verbs......Page 128
Time's Up!......Page 129
Master These Skills......Page 131
Cardinal Numbers......Page 132
Nouns of Number......Page 133
Ordinal Numbers......Page 134
Days, Months, and Seasons......Page 135
Telling Time......Page 138
Time's Up!......Page 141
Master These Skills......Page 143
Making Proposals......Page 144
Giving Commands......Page 145
Giving and Receiving Directions......Page 146
Using the Pronoun Y......Page 149
Positive Reinforcement......Page 151
Using Ce + ¨ºtre or Il Est......Page 152
Time's Up!......Page 154
Master These Skills......Page 155
House and Home......Page 156
Chores......Page 157
Getting Help in a Store......Page 158
Devoir-to Have to......Page 159
Understanding and Forming the Present Subjunctive......Page 160
Offering Encouragement......Page 165
Time's Up!......Page 166
Master These Skills......Page 167
Asking Yes/No Questions......Page 168
Information Questions......Page 171
Asking for Directions......Page 175
Questioning New Acquaintances......Page 176
Lack of Communication......Page 177
Time's Up!......Page 178
Master These Skills......Page 179
Answering No......Page 180
Negative Expressions......Page 183
Answering Information Questions......Page 184
On the Phone......Page 188
Phone Problems......Page 189
Time's Up!......Page 190
Master These Skills......Page 191
At the Post Office......Page 192
At the Hair Salon......Page 194
At the Optician's......Page 195
At the Camera Store......Page 196
Special Services and Needs......Page 197
Time's Up!......Page 199
Master These Skills......Page 201
Leisure Activities......Page 202
Going to the Movies and Watching Television......Page 203
Object Pronouns......Page 204
Positive Feelings......Page 210
Using the Subjunctive to Express Emotions and Feelings......Page 211
Time's Up!......Page 212
Master These Skills......Page 213
Sports......Page 214
The Weather......Page 215
Expressing Indifference......Page 217
The Subjunctive with Expressions of Doubt......Page 218
The Subjunctive After Impersonal Expressions......Page 219
Time's Up!......Page 220
Master These Skills......Page 221
In the Classroom......Page 222
Comparisons of Inequality......Page 223
Comparisons of Equality......Page 230
The Subjunctive After Superlative Expressions......Page 231
Time's Up!......Page 232
Master These Skills......Page 233
Hotel Accommodations and Amenities......Page 234
Exclamations......Page 235
More Uses of the Subjunctive......Page 236
Relative Pronouns......Page 239
Time's Up!......Page 242
Master These Skills......Page 243
Quantities......Page 244
The Partitive......Page 245
Eating Establishments......Page 246
Foods......Page 247
En......Page 255
Time's Up!......Page 258
Master These Skills......Page 259
At the Pharmacy......Page 260
Prepositional Modifiers......Page 261
Parts of the Body......Page 262
Medical Problems......Page 263
At the Doctor's Office......Page 264
Asking and Answering "How Long?"......Page 265
Time's Up!......Page 266
Master These Skills......Page 267
Clothing......Page 268
Selecting Sizes and Getting Alterations......Page 269
Problems......Page 271
Colors......Page 272
Patterns......Page 273
Variable Demonstrative Pronouns......Page 274
Time's Up!......Page 275
Master These Skills......Page 277
At the Airport......Page 278
Travel by Car......Page 280
The Passive Voice......Page 283
Time's Up!......Page 284
Master These Skills......Page 285
At the Bank......Page 286
The Stock Market......Page 287
Present Participles......Page 288
Using Indefinite Pronouns......Page 290
Indefinites as Adverbs......Page 293
Time's Up!......Page 294
Master These Skills......Page 295
Photocopies......Page 296
Computers......Page 297
Conducting Business......Page 299
Prepositions Before Infinitives......Page 301
Time's Up!......Page 304
00:00 The Final Countdown......Page 305
Answer Key......Page 311
Appendix: 24 Important Words and Phrases......Page 323
Index......Page 327