Скачать книгу

484-b5f8feee4ff9">

      

      Published by Collins

      An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

      Westerhill Road

      Bishopbriggs

      Glasgow G64 2QT

      First edition 2017

      © Paul Noble 2017

      Collins® is a registered trademark of HarperCollins Publishers Limited

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

      Entered words that we have reason to believe constitute trademarks have been designated as such. However, neither the presence nor absence of such designation should be regarded as affecting the legal status of any trademark.

      HarperCollins does not warrant that any website mentioned in this title will be provided uninterrupted, than any website will be error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. For full terms and conditions please refer to the site terms provided on the website.

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      Source ISBN: 9780008135867

      eBook Edition © January 2017

      ISBN 9780008209544

      Version: 2016-12-07

      If you would like to comment on any aspect of this book, please contact us at the given address or online.

      E-mail [email protected]

      

www.facebook.com/collinsdictionary

      

@collinsdict

       Acknowledgements

      Images from Shutterstock.

      MANAGING EDITOR

      Maree Airlie

      CONTRIBUTORS

      Alice Grandison

      Jennifer Baird

      Laurence Larroche

      FOR THE PUBLISHER

      Gerry Breslin

      Holly Tarbet

      Kevin Robbins

      Vaila Donnachie

      Find out more about HarperCollins and the environment at

      www.harpercollins.co.uk/green

      HarperCollinsPublishers has made every reasonable effort to ensure that any picture content and written content in this ebook has been included or removed in accordance with the contractual and technological constraints in operation at the time of publication.

      People who feel confused by the way languages are normally taught

       People who are amazed by just how closely grammar books resemble furniture assembly instructions

      People who studied French at school

       People coming back to the language after a break

      People who’ve listened to one of Paul Noble’s audio courses

       People who haven’t listened to one of Paul Noble’s audio courses

      Who is this book for?

       People curious about whether they can learn a language

       People who didn’t study French at school

      People who didn’t like how languages were taught at school

       People learning French for the first time

      People who think they can’t learn a foreign language

       People who know no French at all

       People who know some French already

       Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

IntroductionDid you know you already speak French?
Chapter 1I spent the weekend in Paris … and it was lovely.
Chapter 2I booked a table, ordered dinner and then paid the bill. What did you do?
Chapter 3I’m scared of flying, so I’m planning to take the Eurostar.
Chapter 4You need help, mate!
Chapter 5I was just about to order a taxi when you called me.
Chapter 6 (1)I was in the middle of preparing dinner when you arrived, so I was a bit distracted. (part 1)
Chapter 6 (2)I was in the middle of preparing dinner when you arrived, so I was a bit distracted. (part 2)
Chapter 7I’m moving to France this July because of you! Because of me? You mean thanks to me!
Chapter 8When you talk about Paris, you’re so enthusiastic.

       Footnotes

       About the Publisher

       Did you know you already speak French?

      Did you know you already speak French?

      Did you know you already speak French? That you speak it every day? That you read and write it every day? That you use it with your friends, with your family, at work, down the post office – even in the shower when you read the label on

Скачать книгу