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The Usborne First Thousand Words in French

By: Heather Amery
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0746023049
ISBN-13: 9780746023044
Released: 08 Dec 1995
RRP: £5.99
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Watch the children's French vocabulary building up - By: , 13 Dec 2002
I'm a native French speaker & I bought this book to use as teaching material in private tuition.

This is the next step up after Usborne First Hundred Words in French & Everyday Words in French. The slightly less childish style, the very busy scenes featuring 30 to 40 words, the wealth of basic vocabulary make it a very useful tool for learners of a wide range of ages (though most of the central characters remain children).

All the labels & titles are written in French only, which is good as it encourages learners to associate French words directly with objects, people or concepts without the distraction of an English translation. In case of any doubt a full glossary is provided at the end of the book. It includes an approximate pronunciation guide which is easy to read but does not replace the guidance of a native speaker.

This sticker version is virtuallly identical to the non-sticker version, apart from the fact that most of the little labelled pictures illustrating a word take the form of smalll stickers located on insert pages. Stick them on the spaces provided on the relevant pages as they are learnt & see the vocabulary building up.

Fantastic book, sceptical at first, not just for kids. - By: , 01 Feb 2002
I thought that i would give this book a go, if for no other reason than i had heard alot about the associative method in linguistics. Despite having to listen to endless, very funny ridicule from friends, i'm a 1000 words more verbose than before & i think that learning a language, before grasping the basics, is pointlessly difficult. Great fun & useful.