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A French reader for beginning-altitude students
Beginner’s French Reader (Topping) is a motivating book this provides your students a successful experience reading in the first altitude of French learn. The 27 high-interest stories are short, often humorous, and culturally and linguistically authentic. It consists of flexible exercises this students can complete independently or as a class. This reader is softcover, 6” × 9”, and 64 pages in length. |
Customer Reviews |
| The perfect first French book... 2010-05-23 |
| By ewomack (MN USA) |
| Anyone who knows basic, even very basic, French will tromp happily through "Beginner's French Reader." The book demands nothing more than very basic verbs (only present tense, not a speck of passé composé, imperfect or future) and general beginner's vocabulary. But if any words look unfamiliar, just flip to the back. They're all there, alongside fully conjugated verbs. That's right, when "Il porte" appears in the main text, just saunter on back to the index under "p" and find "porte" with "Il" in front, fully conjugated. No need to extrapolate from the infinitive, "porter." So arguably even simple verb conjugation isn't required to master this pamphlet. The only thing easier would be representatives from the publisher visiting your home and translating the text for you. Things really couldn't get much simpler. Anyone interested in reading French should begin here. The satisfaction of reading an entire book, though only a very diminutive one of some 60 pages, in French will boost confidence, build vocabulary and inspire further study. Plus, many of the short vignettes are actually entertaining as the travails of the Picon family unfurl. Though, as anyone will notice right from page 1, this book likely dates from the 1960s (yes, those pictures were hand drawn). So potentially some anachronistic phrases or lingo may pepper the text, but that shouldn't cause much alarm for such a basic text. Plus, each short story concludes with questions, exercises and an occasional French tongue twister. Really, start here. Of course, as always, there's bad news. This tiny book both begins and apparently ends this great series. So where's the next volume? Sadly, it doesn't seem to exist. Maybe it did at one time? If so, can we bring it back? The thirst for more goes frustratingly unsated. So where does a graduate of "Beginner's French Reader" go? One possibility is "Easy French Reader w/CD-ROM: A Three-Part Text for Beginning Students (Easy Reader Series)," which progresses from beginner to intermediate, but requires far more knowledge of French to complete. It all has to get learned eventually, so perhaps this serves as the best next step. Other possibilities likely exist. Regardless of which next steps one takes, this eeny weeny little book of French still looks like the beginner's best bet for a first read. And given its price, the risk remains nearly nil. |
 Very good for beginners 2009-03-18 |
| By Guther Mallen |
| I bought this book to replace one at the Alliance Francaise. Very well written with pictures. A little too easy if you have been studying French. |
 Great for Beginning Students in French 2009-01-16 |
| By J. Felten (NC) |
| I teach French to Middle School students. The stories are easy to read and the pictures help with new vocabulary. A great way to introduce written French to students. |
| Excellent for review 2008-10-23 |
| By T. Wood (Southern Kentucky) |
| I took French over 10 years ago in high school and bought this book to refresh my French. It's helpful that the segments all build on one another and the dictionary in the back. Excellent book for those who need a refresher! |
 Delightful - But Too Pricey 2008-08-25 |
| By dennis wentraub (schenectady, new york USA) |
| This is an enjoyable beginner's French language reader. It's short and un-intimidating. The vocabulary develops naturally, incrementally with the story lines, in a way that builds confidence. 'Children's book' is an apt description of the characters and situations, but it doesn't cloy for an adult learning the language. The illustrations are a pleasure and useful because they support the text. Unfortunately this is a very pricey introduction to French at just less than sixty pages. It's as if the publishers tossed it into a very crowded market without much forethought. Better to have planned a series of these booklets to develop a following or as an incentive to adopt a packet of them in an educational setting. |
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